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Phyllophoridae
Description | Phyllophoridae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and feeding tentacles. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophoridae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Phyllophoridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Phyllophoridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Phyllophoridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Östergren, H. 1907. Zur Phylogenie und Systematik der Seewalzen. Särtryck ur Zoologiska Studier Tillägnade Professor T. Tullberg, pp. 191-215, Almquist & Wiksells Buchdruckerei-Aktiengesellschaft, Upsala. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Dendrochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Dendrochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder, detritivore (based on Dendrochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Dendrochirotida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F.E.W. Rowe and J. Gates. 1995. Zoological Catalogue of Australia: Echinodermata 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | Svanssjögurkor, グミモドキ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophoridae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Propinquoohshimellinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Allothyone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Anthochirus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cladolella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Ekmanothyone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Hemithyone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Lipotrapeza genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Massinium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neopentadactyla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neothyonidium genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pentadactyla genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pentamera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllophorus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyllostauros genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phyrella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Propinquoohshimella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Pseudoplacothuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Selenkiella genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Stolus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thorsonia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thyone genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Thyonina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Triasemperia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Thyonidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Dendrochirotida : Thyonidae |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Phyllophoridae Pawson p. U645 |
1993 | Phyllophoridae Gilliland p. 136 |
1995 | Phyllophoridae Rowe and Gates p. 310 |
2001 | Phyllophoridae Boczarowski p. 148 |
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!