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Synaptellidae

Holothuroidea - Synaptellidae

Taxonomy
Synaptellidae was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Synaptellidae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 83

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

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. †Synaptellidae Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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G. †Spandelites Frizzell and Exline 1957
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Spandelites arcuatus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Spandelites irregularis Deflandre-Rigaud 1949
Spandelites lehmani Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
G. †Synaptellus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Oxfordian or 163.50000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Basse Normandie) Spandelites irregularis, Spandelites arcuatus, Spandelites lehmani (94628)