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Mercedescaudina

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae

Taxonomy
Mercedescaudina was named by Schallreuter (1975) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Sepkoski's reference number: 982]. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Protocaudinidae by Schallreuter (1975); to Staurocaudininae by Boczarowski (2001); and to Elasipodida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Mercedescaudina Schallreuter p. 728
2001Mercedescaudina Boczarowski p. 133
2002Mercedescaudina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCucumariidae
subfamilyStaurocaudininae
genusMercedescaudina

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. †Mercedescaudina Schallreuter 1975
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Mercedescaudina langeri Boczarowski 2001
Mercedescaudina mostleri Schallreuter 1975
Mercedescaudina triperforata Schallreuter 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 449.50000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Sweden M. mostleri (94803)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Poland (Kielecki) M. langeri (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Poland M. langeri (99470)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) M. langeri (99449)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Poland M. langeri (82667 82739 83081 99435 99464 99471 99474)