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Cucumariidae

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Cucumariidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Cucumariidae Pawson p. U645
1993Cucumariidae Gilliland p. 136
1995Cucumariidae Rowe and Gates p. 270
2001Cucumariidae Boczarowski p. 119
2009Cucumariidae Applegate et al. p. 95

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCucumariidae
familyCucumariidae

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.

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G. Cucumaria de Blainville 1830
Subfm. †Devonothyoninae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Ballistocucumis Boczarowski 2001
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†Ballistocucumis bimembris Boczarowski 2001
G. †Devonothyonites Langer 1991
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†Devonothyonites accipitris Boczarowski 2001
†Devonothyonites avis Boczarowski 2001
†Devonothyonites exporrigus Boczarowski 2001
†Devonothyonites polymorphus Boczarowski 2001
†Devonothyonites spiritus Boczarowski 2001
†Devonothyonites tudorowiensis Boczarowski 2001
Subfm. †Palaeohemioedemiinae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Palaeohemioedema Boczarowski 2001
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†Palaeohemioedema cognata Boczarowski 2001
G. †Paleopentacta Applegate et al. 2009
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†Paleopentacta alencasterae Applegate et al. 2009
Subfm. †Staurocaudininae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Mercedescaudina Schallreuter 1975
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†Mercedescaudina langeri Boczarowski 2001
†Mercedescaudina mostleri Schallreuter 1975
†Mercedescaudina triperforata Schallreuter 1968
G. †Staurocaudina Boczarowski 2001
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†Staurocaudina canina Boczarowski 2001
†Staurocaudina dombrowiana Boczarowski 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 449.50000 to 99.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 443.7 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Sweden Mercedescaudina mostleri (94803)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Devonothyonites avis, Palaeohemioedema cognata, Mercedescaudina langeri (94469) Mercedescaudina langeri (94468)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Ballistocucumis bimembris (94470)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Ballistocucumis bimembris, Devonothyonites accipitris, Staurocaudina dombrowiana (94471) Devonothyonites exporrigus (94509) Devonothyonites polymorphus (94477 94478)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland Ballistocucumis bimembris, Devonothyonites accipitris, Staurocaudina dombrowiana, Mercedescaudina langeri (99470)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Staurocaudina dombrowiana (227413)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Devonothyonites sp. (101679)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Devonothyonites exporrigus (94482 94483 94484)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Poland Devonothyonites avis (99434)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Devonothyonites avis (99445) Devonothyonites tudorowiensis (99442)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Devonothyonites avis (83086) Devonothyonites avis, Mercedescaudina langeri (82739) Mercedescaudina langeri (83081 99435 99464 99471 99474) Palaeohemioedema cognata, Mercedescaudina langeri (82667)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Mercedescaudina langeri (99449)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Devonothyonites spiritus (99447) Devonothyonites tudorowiensis (99430) Devonothyonites tudorowiensis, Staurocaudina canina (99458)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Staurocaudina sp. (141284)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6Mexico (Puebla) Paleopentacta alencasterae (146357)