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Leptosynapta

Holothuroidea

Taxonomy
Leptosynapta was named by Heding (1928). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Leptosynapta clarki.

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Sewell et al. (1995).

Species
L. clarki (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Leptosynapta Heding
1995Leptosynapta Sewell et al. p. 469

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
genusLeptosynaptaHeding 1928

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. †Leptosynapta Heding 1928
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Leptosynapta clarki Heding 1928
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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available