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Dictyothurites

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Dictyothurites was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 960]. It is extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Dictyothurites corbisema.

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Deflandre-Rigaud (1959); to Priscopedatidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) and Frizzell and Exline (1966); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. corbisema (type species), D. spatuligerus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Dictyothurites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 193
1962Dictyothurites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 78
1966Dictyothurites Frizzell and Exline p. U666
2002Dictyothurites Sepkoski

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

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.

G. Dictyothurites Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
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Dictyothurites corbisema Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
Dictyothurites spatuligerus Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
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

Age range: Rupelian or 33.90000 to 28.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Holstein) D. corbisema, D. spatuligerus (93722)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany D. corbisema (91095)