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Myriotrochites operculum

Holothuroidea - Chiridotitidae

Taxonomy
Myriotrochus operculum was named by Schlumberger (1890). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Myriotrochites operculum by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950), Deflandre-Rigaud (1952), Deflandre-Rigaud (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Myriotrochus operculum Schlumberger p. 199 figs. figs 18, 19
1950Myriotrochites operculum Deflandre-Rigaud pp. 41-42 figs. figs 104-106
1952Myriotrochites operculum Deflandre-Rigaud p. 9
1962Myriotrochites operculum Deflandre-Rigaud p. 94

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyChiridotitidae()
genusMyriotrochites
speciesoperculum()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Myriotrochites operculum Schlumberger 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Lutetian or 161.50000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Myriotrochites operculum (94628)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France Myriotrochus operculum (94590)