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Theelia alveata

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae

Taxonomy
Theelia alveata was named by Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd (1976). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kuh-e Ali Bashi, Jolfa, Julfa Formation, which is in a Wuchiapingian marine limestone/shale in the Julfa Formation of Iran.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. venusta, T. zapfei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Theelia alveata Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd pp. 15-16 figs. pl. 3 figs 7-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyChiridotidae
genusTheelia
speciesalveata

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.

†Theelia alveata Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-06-23 02:35:55
Modified: 2009-10-09 11:59:34
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Iran Theelia alveata (type locality: 75773)