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Molpadiida

Holothuroidea - Molpadiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1896Molpadiida Haeckel
1966Molpadiida Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Molpadiida Pawson p. U645
1993Molpadiida Gilliland p. 136
2001Molpadiida Kerr and Kim p. 78
2002Molpadiida Sepkoski

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

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. Molpadiida Haeckel 1896
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Fm. †Exlinellidae Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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G. †Exlinella Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Exlinella frizzelli Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
G. †Jordanocaudina Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
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Jordanocaudina biperforata Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
G. †Pedatopriscus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Pedatopriscus pinguis Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
G. †Pseudoexlinella Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
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Pseudoexlinella bifurcata Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:50:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:50:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Massin 1982, Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Julian to the top of the Rupelian or 235.00000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 232.0 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Calcligula triassica (50987)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Calcligula triassica (50983)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Egypt Calcligula jurassica (99485)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan Pseudoexlinella bifurcata (94010) Pseudoexlinella sp., Jordanocaudina biperforata (94009)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Egypt Calcligula jurassica (99487)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Basse Normandie) Calcligula ficta, Exlinella frizzelli, Pedatopriscus pinguis (94628)
Early/Lower Hauterivian136.4 - 130.0Germany Calcligula liguliformis (76934)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommem) Priscolongatus sp., Calcligula ansorgei, Calcligula costata (93273)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Molpadiida indet., Calcligula cretacea, Calcligula frenzeli, Calcligula gracilis (32022)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Holstein) Calcligula elgeri (93722)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Calcligula elgeri (91095)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Priscolongatus quadriperforatus, Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus (97980) Priscolongatus sp., Priscolongatus quadriperforatus, Priscolongatus obliquobrachiatus (97981)