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Molpadiidae

Holothuroidea - Molpadiida - Molpadiidae

Taxonomy
Molpadiidae was named by Müller (1850) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10542]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kerr and Kim (2001).

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Müller (1850), Rowe and Gates (1995); and to Molpadiida by Frizzell and Exline (1966), Pawson (1966), Gilliland (1993), Kerr and Kim (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Molpadiidae Müller
1966Molpadiidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Molpadiidae Pawson p. U645
1993Molpadiidae Gilliland p. 136
1995Molpadiidae Rowe and Gates p. 308
2001Molpadiidae Kerr and Kim p. 78

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderMolpadiida
familyMolpadiidae
familyMolpadiidae

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. Molpadiidae Müller 1850
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G. Calcligula Frizzell and Exline 1955
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†Calcligula ansorgei Reich 2003
†Calcligula costata Reich 2003
†Calcligula cretacea Reich 2003
†Calcligula elgeri Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
†Calcligula ficta Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Calcligula frenzeli Reich 2003
†Calcligula gracilis Reich 2003
†Calcligula jurassica Said and Barakat 1958
†Calcligula liguliformis Kristan-Tollmann 1972
†Calcligula perforata Frizzell and Exline 1955
G. Molpadia Risso 1826 [rat-tailed sea cucumber]
G. †Priscolongatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
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†Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
†Priscolongatus quadriperforatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:50:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:50:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Massin 1982, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Rupelian or 237.00000 to 27.30000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 233.6 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Calcligula triassica (50983)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Italy Calcligula triassica (50987)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Egypt Calcligula jurassica (99485)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Egypt Calcligula jurassica (99487)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Basse Normandie) Calcligula ficta (94628)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Calcligula liguliformis (76934)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Calcligula cretacea, Calcligula frenzeli, Calcligula gracilis (32022)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommem) Priscolongatus sp., Calcligula ansorgei, Calcligula costata (93273)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany Calcligula elgeri (91095)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany (Holstein) Calcligula elgeri (93722)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Poland Priscolongatus quadriperforatus, Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus (97980) Priscolongatus sp., Priscolongatus quadriperforatus, Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus (97981)