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Myriotrochidae
| Description | Myriotrochidae is a family of sea cucumbers. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriotrochidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Myriotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Myriotrochidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Théel, H,. 1877. Note sur quelques Holothuries des mers de la Nouvelle Zemble. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum, Upsaliensis. series 3(17): 1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (4.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Théel. 1877. Note sur quelques holothuries des mers de la Nouvelle Zemble. Nova acta Regiae Societatis scientiarum upsaliensis 3(17):1-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | Hjulsjögurkor, キクモンナマコ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriotrochidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acanthorota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Acanthoschizorota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Acanthotheelia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Acanthotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Achiridota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gagesiniotrochus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | |
| Hemisphaeranthos ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 170 Ma Middle Jurassic | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Langepis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Myriotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Neolepidotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paleochiridota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 306 Ma Carboniferous | 303 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Parvotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Prototrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rota ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Rotoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Siniotrochus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Thalattocanthus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Trematrochus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Trochoderma genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1877 | Myriotrochidae Théel |
| 1966 | Paleochiridotidae Frizzell and Exline p. U669 |
| 1966 | Myriotrochidae Pawson p. U645 |
| 1977 | Paleochiridotidae Wernlund p. 66 |
| 1993 | Myriotrochidae Gilliland p. 136 |
| 1993 | Paleochiridotidae Gilliland p. 136 |
| 2001 | Myriotrochidae Boczarowski p. 160 |
| 2001 | Myriotrochidae Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
| 2002 | Myriotrochidae Reich p. 380 |
| 2008 | Myriotrochidae Kozur and Mostler p. 110 |
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!
