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Cosmatites

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Cosmatites was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1972) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr m Sepkoski's reference number: 982]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Priscopedatidae by Kristan-Tollmann (1972); and to Holothuroidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Cosmatites Kristan-Tollmann p. 127
2002Cosmatites Sepkoski

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

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. †Cosmatites Kristan-Tollmann 1972
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Cosmatites sandlingensis Kristan-Tollmann 1972
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Austria (Niederösterreich) C. sandlingensis (100031)