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Molpadiida
Taxonomy
Molpadiida was named by Haeckel (1896). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kerr and Kim (2001).
It was assigned to Apodacea by Frizzell and Exline (1966) and Pawson (1966); and to Holothuroidea by Haeckel (1896), Gilliland (1993), Kerr and Kim (2001) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Apodacea by Frizzell and Exline (1966) and Pawson (1966); and to Holothuroidea by Haeckel (1896), Gilliland (1993), Kerr and Kim (2001) and Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Molpadiida Haeckel |
| 1966 | Molpadiida Frizzell and Exline p. U645 |
| 1966 | Molpadiida Pawson p. U645 |
| 1993 | Molpadiida Gilliland p. 136 |
| 2001 | Molpadiida Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
| 2002 | Molpadiida Sepkoski |
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Or. Molpadiida Haeckel 1896
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Fm. †Exlinellidae Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Fm. Molpadiidae Müller 1850
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G. Calcligula Frizzell and Exline 1955
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†Calcligula ansorgei Reich 2003
†Calcligula costata Reich 2003
†Calcligula cretacea Reich 2003
†Calcligula elgeri Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
†Calcligula ficta Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
†Calcligula frenzeli Reich 2003
†Calcligula gracilis Reich 2003
†Calcligula jurassica Said and Barakat 1958
†Calcligula liguliformis Kristan-Tollmann 1972
†Calcligula perforata Frizzell and Exline 1955
G. Molpadia Risso 1826 [rat-tailed sea cucumber]
G. †Priscolongatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
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†Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
†Priscolongatus quadriperforatus Górka and Luszczewska 1969
Invalid names: Caudinidae [empty], Gephyrothuriidae [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available