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Dendrochirotida
| Description | Dendrochirotida are an order of sea cucumbers. Members of this order have branched tentacles and are suspension feeders. Examples include Thyonella and Cucumaria. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochirotida, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dendrochirotida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 17 (8.9%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder, detritivore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | some taxa live infaunally | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. E. Grube. 1840. Actinien, Echinodermen und Würmer des Adriatischen und Mittelmeers. JH Bon, Königsberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | 樹手 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrochirotida |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calclamnidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 226 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cucumariidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Cucumellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Exlinellidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Heterothyonidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 427 Ma Silurian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Monilipsolidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paracucumidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Phyllophoridae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Placothuriidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Priscopedatidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 194 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Psolidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Rhopalodinidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Schlumbergeritidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Sclerodactylidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Spinitidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Vaneyellidae family | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ypsilothuriidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Andenothyone ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Binoculites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Costigerites genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Priscoligula ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Priscolongatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
| Priscopedatoides ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudostaurocumites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Punctatites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 260 Ma Permian | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Stichopitella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1840 | Dendrochirotida Grube |
| 1966 | Dendrochirotida Frizzell and Exline p. U654 |
| 1966 | Dendrochirotida Pawson p. U645 |
| 1992 | Dendrochirotida Gilliland p. 180 |
| 1993 | Dendrochirotida Gilliland p. 136 |
| 2001 | Dendrochirotida Boczarowski p. 119 |
| 2001 | Dendrochirotida Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
| 2002 | Dendrochirotida Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Dendrochirotida Jell p. 30 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
