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Kuehnites

Holothuroidea - Kuehnitidae

Taxonomy
Kuehnites was named by Mostler (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 982,1066]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Kuehnitidae by Mostler (1968), Mostler (1971), Mostler (1972) and Mostler and Parwin (1973); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Kuehnites Mostler
1971Kuehnites Mostler p. 15
1972Kuehnites Mostler p. 22
1973Kuehnites Mostler and Parwin p. 38
2002Kuehnites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyKuehnitidae
genusKuehnites

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. †Kuehnites Mostler 1968
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Kuehnites aequiperforatus Mostler 1972
Kuehnites andrusovi Kozur and Mock 1972
Kuehnites dumosus Mostler 1972
Kuehnites hallstattensis Mostler 1971
Kuehnites inaequalis Mostler 1969
Kuehnites serratus Mostler 1972
Kuehnites slovakensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
Kuehnites spiniperforatus Zawidzka 1971
Kuehnites turgidus Mostler 1972
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: base of the Anisian to the top of the Sevatian or 247.20000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Acanthotheelia spiniperforata (99844)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Slovakia K. spiniperforatus (99566)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Slovenia K. aequiperforatus, K. turgidus, K. inaequalis (57026)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia K. slovakensis (57037)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria K. hallstattensis (99798)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Germany K. turgidus (99493)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovakia K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99561)
Alaunian - Sevatian215.56 - 205.6Slovakia K. inaequalis (99565)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria (Niederösterreich) K. dumosus (85008)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Slovakia K. andrusovi, K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99563) K. spiniperforatus, K. inaequalis (99558 99562)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) K. serratus (38144)