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Micradites

Holothuroidea - Theeliidae

Taxonomy
Micradites was named by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo Sepkoski's reference number: 960]. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Micradites incertus.

It was assigned to Rotiformidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1950); to Synaptidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952); to Chiridotitidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962); to Theeliidae by Frizzell and Exline (1966) and Soodan (1991); and to Apodida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
M. incertus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1950Micradites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 43
1952Micradites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 10
1962Micradites Deflandre-Rigaud p. 96
1966Micradites Frizzell and Exline p. U668
1991Micradites Soodan p. 127
2002Micradites Sepkoski

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

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. †Micradites Deflandre-Rigaud 1950
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Micradites incertus Deflandre-Rigaud 1950
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. S. Soodan 1991The wheel sclerite without interspoke space smooth margin of the rim.
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) M. incertus (94628)