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Spandelites irregularis

Holothuroidea - Synaptellidae

Taxonomy
Synaptites irregularis was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1949). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is the type species of Spandelites.

It was recombined as Spandelites irregularis by Frizzell and Exline (1957), Deflandre-Rigaud (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Synaptites irregularis Deflandre-Rigaud p. 10 figs. fig. 4
1957Spandelites irregularis Frizzell and Exline
1962Spandelites irregularis Deflandre-Rigaud pp. 85, 87 figs. figs 13-, 137, pl. 3 figs 6, 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familySynaptellidae
genusSpandelites
speciesirregularis()

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.

Spandelites irregularis Deflandre-Rigaud 1949
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Diagnosis
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Spandelites irregularis (94628)