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Placerotapis subplanus

Holothuroidea

Taxonomy
Placerotapis subplanus was named by Kozur and Mostler (1972). It is the type species of Placerotapis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Placerotapis subplanus Kozur and Mostler p. 1002

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

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.

Placerotapis subplanus Kozur and Mostler 1972
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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: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Placerotapis subplanus (50981)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Placerotapis subplanus (50983)