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Eucladia

Ophiocistioidea - Eucladidae

Taxonomy
Eucladia was named by Woodward (1869) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l]. It is not extant. Its type is Eucladia johnsoni. It is the type genus of Eucladidae.

It was assigned to Ophiuridae by Woodward (1869); to Eucladiidae by Haude and Langenstrassen (1976); to Ophiocistioidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Eucladidae by Reich and Haude (2004).

Species
E. johnsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Eucladia Woodward
1976Eucladia Haude and Langenstrassen p. 143
2002Eucladia Sepkoski
2004Eucladia Reich and Haude p. 492

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classOphiocistioidea()
familyEucladidae
genusEucladia

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.

G. †Eucladia Woodward 1869
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Eucladia johnsoni Woodward 1869
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitec
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: grazerc
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2010-01-15 07:38:35
Modified: 2010-01-15 09:38:35
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Haude 2004

Age range: Ludfordian or 425.60000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom E. johnsoni (99389)