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Aspidochirotida

Holothuroidea - Aspidochirotida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Aspidochirotida Brandt
1966Aspidochirotida Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Aspidochirotida Pawson p. U645
1993Aspidochirotida Gilliland p. 136
2001Aspidochirotida Boczarowski p. 151
2001Aspidochirotida Kerr and Kim p. 78
2002Aspidochirotida Sepkoski

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

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.

Or. Aspidochirotida Brandt 1835
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G. †Bathysynactites Cherbonnier 1976
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†Bathysynactites viai Cherbonnier 1976
G. †Collbatothuria Smith and Gallemi 1991
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†Collbatothuria danieli Smith and Gallemi 1991
Fm. Holothuriidae Ludwig 1894
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G. †Holothuria Linnaeus 1767
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Subg. †Holothuria (Acanthotrapeza) Rowe 1969
Subg. †Holothuria (Cystipus) Haacke 1880
Subg. †Holothuria (Halodeima) Pearson 1914
Subg. †Holothuria (Holothuria) Linnaeus 1767
Subg. †Holothuria (Lessonothuria) Deichmann 1958
Subg. †Holothuria (Mertensiothuria) Deichmann 1958
Subg. †Holothuria (Metriatyla) Rowe 1969
Subg. †Holothuria (Microthele) Brandt 1835
Subg. †Holothuria (Platyperona) Rowe 1969
Subg. †Holothuria (Selenkothuria) Deichmann 1958
Subg. †Holothuria (Semperothuria) Deichmann 1958
Subg. †Holothuria (Stauropora) Rowe 1969
Subg. †Holothuria (Theelothuria) Deichmann 1958
Subg. †Holothuria (Thymiosycia) Pearson 1914
Subg. †Holothuria (Vaneyothuria) Deichmann 1958
G. †Labidodemas Selenka 1867
G. †Pravuscucumis Reich 2001
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†Pravuscucumis deeckei Reich 2001
G. †Protholothuria Giebel 1857
G. †Ornaticannula Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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†Ornaticannula bonhourei Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Ornaticannula micralcyonarites Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Ornaticannula solida Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
†Ornaticannula tesseyrei Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
G. †Parvispina Kornicker and Imbrie 1958
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†Parvispina harpago Kornicker and Imbrie 1958
†Parvispina spinosa Frizzell and Exline 1955
Fm. Synallactidae Ludwig 1894
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G. †Bracchiothuria Boczarowski 2001
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†Bracchiothuria ancora Boczarowski 2001
G. †Tribrachiodemas Reich 2010
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Invalid names: Stichopodidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Diet 2: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:36:54
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:40:54
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Massin 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 449.50000 to 66.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 443.7 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Sweden Tribrachiodemas ordovicicus (94803)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Bracchiothuria ancora (94468 94469)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Bracchiothuria ancora (94509)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Holothuria indet. (8632 8633 8634 8636 8637 8638 8639 8640 8641 8642 8643 8644 8645 8646 8647 8648 8649 8650)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Kansas) Parvispina harpago (12429 95810)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Holothuriidae indet. (206774)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Cataluna) Collbatothuria danieli (44260)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Spain (Tarragona) Bathysynactites viai (109710)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Holothuria indet. (163816)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Basse Normandie) Ornaticannula bonhourei, Ornaticannula micralcyonarites, Ornaticannula tesseyrei, Ornaticannula solida (94628)
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommem) Pravuscucumis deeckei (93289)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Aspidochirotida indet. (32022)