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Costigerites

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Calcancoridae

Taxonomy
Costigerites was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: J T Eo]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Costigerites piveteaui.

It was assigned to Calclamnidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962), Frizzell and Exline (1966); to Calcancoridae by Soodan (1991); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. indicus, C. piveteaui (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Costigerites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 49
1966Costigerites Frizzell and Exline p. U664
1991Costigerites Soodan p. 3
2002Costigerites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyCalcancoridae
genusCostigerites

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. †Costigerites Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Costigerites piveteaui Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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: Aberhan 1992, Arkadiev and Bugrova 1999, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 154.8 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) C. piveteaui (94628)