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Theelia synapta

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Chiridotidae

Taxonomy
Theelia synapta was named by Gilliland (1992). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype BMNH E27208, paratypes BMNH E27159, E27186, E27312 and is a 3D body fossil.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Theelia synapta Gilliland pp. 192-193 figs. pl. 3 figs 7-15

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

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 synapta 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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Theelia synapta (41623 41624 41625 41626)