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Kuehnites

Holothuroidea - Kuehnitidae

Taxonomy
Kuehnites was named by Mostler (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 982,1066]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Kuehnitidae by Mostler (1968), Mostler (1971), Mostler (1972), Mostler and Parwin (1973); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Kuehnites Mostler
1971Kuehnites Mostler p. 15
1972Kuehnites Mostler p. 22
1973Kuehnites Mostler and Parwin p. 38
2002Kuehnites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyKuehnitidae
genusKuehnites

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. †Kuehnites Mostler 1968
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†Kuehnites aequiperforatus Mostler 1972
†Kuehnites andrusovi Kozur and Mock 1972
†Kuehnites dumosus Mostler 1972
†Kuehnites hallstattensis Mostler 1971
†Kuehnites inaequalis Mostler 1969
†Kuehnites serratus Mostler 1972
†Kuehnites slovakensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
†Kuehnites spiniperforatus Zawidzka 1971
†Kuehnites turgidus Mostler 1972
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 Illyrian to the top of the Rhaetian or 243.33000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland Acanthotheelia spiniperforata (99844)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovakia K. spiniperforatus (99566)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Slovakia K. slovakensis (57037)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Slovenia K. aequiperforatus, K. turgidus, K. inaequalis (57026)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Germany K. turgidus (99493)
Lacian227.3 - 215.38Slovakia K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99561)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Austria K. hallstattensis (99798)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.38 - 205.7Slovakia K. inaequalis (99565)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Austria (Niederösterreich) K. dumosus (85008)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Slovakia K. andrusovi, K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99563) K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99558 99562)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Austria (Calcareous Alps) K. serratus (38144)