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Elpidiidae (disused)

Holothuroidea - Elasipodida - Elpidiidae

Taxonomy
Elpidiidae was named by Theel (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Elasipodida by Frizzell and Exline (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Elpidiidae Theel
1966Elpidiidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderElasipodida
familyElpidiidaeTheel 1882
familyElpidiidaeTheel 1882

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.

Fm. Elpidiidae Theel 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:38:49
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:38:49
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Massin 1982, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available