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Acutisclerus

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Acutisclerus was named by Gilliland (1992) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-u J Plie Sepkoski's reference number: 982,988]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Priscopedatus empeldensis.

It was assigned to Priscopedatidae by Gilliland (1992); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
A. empeldensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Acutisclerus Gilliland p. 180
2002Acutisclerus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyPriscopedatidae
genusAcutisclerus

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. †Acutisclerus Gilliland 1992
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†Acutisclerus empeldensis Kristan-Tollmann 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Sinemurian or 201.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) A. plagiacanthus (41626)