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Paleochiridota

Holothuroidea - Apodida - Myriotrochidae

Taxonomy
Paleochiridota was named by Croneis and McCormack (1932) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Step-u Sepkoski's reference number: 768]. Its type is Paleochiridota plummerae. It is the type genus of Paleochiridotidae. It was considered unknown by Gilliland (1993).

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Croneis and McCormack (1932); to Protocaudinidae by Deflandre-Rigaud (1962); to Elasipoda by Deflandre-Rigaud (1952) and Pawson (1966); to Apodida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paleochiridotidae by Frizzell and Exline (1966), Gilliland (1993) and Kozur and Mostler (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Paleochiridota Croneis and McCormack p. 139
1952Palaeochiridota Deflandre-Rigaud p. 7
1962Paleochiridota Deflandre-Rigaud p. 100
1966Paleochiridota Frizzell and Exline p. U669
1966Paleochiridota Pawson p. U645
1993Paleochiridota Gilliland p. 122
2002Paleochiridota Sepkoski
2008Paleochiridota Kozur and Mostler p. 110

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderApodida
familyMyriotrochidae
—Paleochiridotidae()
genusPaleochiridota

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. †Paleochiridota Croneis and McCormack 1932
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†Paleochiridota plummerae Croneis and McCormack 1932
†Paleochiridota primaeva Etheridge 1881
†Paleochiridota radiata Croneis and McCormack 1932
†Paleochiridota robertsoni Etheridge 1881
†Paleochiridota terquemi Croneis and McCormack 1932
†Paleochiridota waylandensis Croneis and McCormack 1932
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
C. Croneis and J. McCormack 1932Calcareous, concavo-convex fossil holothurian discs with six outer spokes, and a variety of ornamental perforations or markings in the cen- tral area. Rim circular or scalloped.