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Molpadiidae

Holothuroidea - Molpadiida - Molpadiidae

Taxonomy
Molpadiidae was named by Müller (1850) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10542]. It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Kerr and Kim (2001).

It was assigned to Holothuroidea by Müller (1850) and Rowe and Gates (1995); and to Molpadiida by Frizzell and Exline (1966), Pawson (1966), Gilliland (1993) and Kerr and Kim (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Molpadiidae Müller
1966Molpadiidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Molpadiidae Pawson p. U645
1993Molpadiidae Gilliland p. 136
1995Molpadiidae Rowe and Gates p. 308
2001Molpadiidae Kerr and Kim p. 78

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

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available