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Porosothyone

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Heterothyonidae

Taxonomy
Porosothyone was named by Jell (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Porosothyone picketti.

It was assigned to Heterothyonidae by Jell (2010).

Species
P. picketti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Porosothyone Jell p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyHeterothyonidae
genusPorosothyone

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. †Porosothyone Jell 2010
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†Porosothyone picketti Jell 2010
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 Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Australia (New South Wales) P. picketti (201150)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Australia (New South Wales) P. picketti (201152)