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Ocellothuria binoculata

Holothuroidea

Taxonomy
Ocellothuria binoculata was named by Boczarowski (2001). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype: GIUS 4-584 Mrz./221/1 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Ocellothuria.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Ocellothuria binoculata Boczarowski pp. 163-164 figs. Pl. 16: 15; Text-fig. 69A-D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
genusOcellothuria
speciesbinoculata

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.

Ocellothuria binoculata Boczarowski 2001
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Boczarowski 2001As for the genus.
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 407.60000 to 383.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Ocellothuria binoculata (94469)
Middle Givetian388.1 - 383.7Poland Ocellothuria binoculata (99433)