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Palaeoypsilus liassicus

Holothuroidea - Dactylochirotida - Ypsilothuriidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoypsilus liassicus was named by Gilliland (1992). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E27338, paratypes BMNH E27334, E27339 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Palaeoypsilus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Palaeoypsilus liassicus Gilliland p. 183 figs. pl. 2 figs 13-15, 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDactylochirotida
familyYpsilothuriidae
genusPalaeoypsilus
speciesliassicus

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.

†Palaeoypsilus liassicus Gilliland 1992
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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: stationaryo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:35:41
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:35:41
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Massin 1982

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.40000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeoypsilus liassicus (41624 41626)