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Synallactidae
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Synallactida : Synallactidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Aspidochirotida : Synallactidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Synallactidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ludwig, H. (1894). The Holothurioidea. In: Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U. S. Fish Commission Steamer "Albatross," during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N., commanding. XII. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 17(3): 183 pp., 19 pls. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (20%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Aspidochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Aspidochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | deposit feeder, suspension feeder (based on Aspidochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Aspidochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. L. Ludwig. 1894. The Holothurioidea. XII. Report on an Exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the US. Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS during 1891, Lt. ZL. Tanner USN. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard 17(3):1-183 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Slangsjögurkor, ミツマタナマコ |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Allopatides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Amphigymnas genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bathyplotes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Bracchiothuria ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Capheira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Dendrothuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Galatheathuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Paelopatides genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudothuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Scotothuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synallactes genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tribrachiodemas ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1894 | Synallactidae Ludwig |
1966 | Synallactidae Pawson p. U645 |
1993 | Synallactidae Gilliland p. 136 |
1995 | Synallactidae Rowe and Gates p. 328 |
2001 | Synallactidae Boczarowski p. 151 |
2001 | Synallactidae Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
2010 | Synallactidae Reich |
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!