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Binoculites jurassica

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida

Taxonomy
Calcligula jurassica was named by Frizzell and Exline (1955). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Binoculites jurassicus by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962); it was recombined as Binoculites jurassica by Gilliland (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Calcligula jurassica Frizzell and Exline
1962Binoculites jurassicus Deflandre-Rigaud p. 40
1992Binoculites jurassica Gilliland pp. 185-188 figs. pl. 1 figs 8, 12-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
genusBinoculites
speciesjurassica()

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.

Binoculites jurassica Frizzell and Exline 1955
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 201.40000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Germany Binoculites jurassicus (93290)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Binoculites jurassica (41623 41624 41625 41626)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2France Binoculites jurassica (106348)