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Cucumarites soodanii

Holothuroidea - Stichopitidae

Taxonomy
Cucumarites soodanii was named by Kalita et al. (2002). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype VPL-KD/1/54 and is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Cucumarites soodanii Kalita et al. p. 140 figs. pl. 1 fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyStichopitidae
genusCucumarites
speciessoodanii

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.

Cucumarites soodanii Kalita et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. D. Kalita et al. 2002Sclerite triradiate; arms solid, at unequal angles with respect of each other; uniform in thickness; central area small.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian165.3 - 161.5India Cucumarites soodanii (133245 133246 133247 133248)