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Alexandritidae

Holothuroidea - Alexandritidae

Taxonomy
Alexandritidae was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1964). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Alexandrites.

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Kristan-Tollmann (1964) and Frizzell and Exline (1966).

Subtaxa
Alexandrites (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Alexandritidae Kristan-Tollmann
1966Alexandritidae Frizzell and Exline p. U667

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyAlexandritidae
familyAlexandritidae

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. †Alexandritidae Kristan-Tollmann 1964
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G. †Alexandrites Kristan-Tollmann 1964
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Alexandrites alexandri Kristan-Tollmann 1964
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available