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Mortensenites
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae
Taxonomy
Mortensenites was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952) [Sepkoski's age data: C u T Mi Sepkoski's reference number: 768]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Gromia liasica.
It was assigned to Elasipoda by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952); to Calclamnidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) and Frizzell and Exline (1966); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Elasipoda by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952); to Calclamnidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962) and Frizzell and Exline (1966); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1952 | Mortensenites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7 |
1962 | Mortensenites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 62 |
1966 | Mortensenites Frizzell and Exline p. U664 |
2002 | Mortensenites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available