Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Cucumariidae

Full reference: S. P. Applegate, B. E. Buitrón-Sánchez, F. A. Solís-Marín and A. Laguarda-Figueras. 2009. Two Lower Cretaceous (Albian) Fossil Holothurians(Echinodermata) from Tepexi De Rodriguez, Puebla, Mexico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 122(1):91-102

Parent taxon: Cucumariidae according to S. P. Applegate et al. 2009

Sister taxa: Cucumaria, Devonothyoninae, Palaeohemioedemiinae, Staurocaudininae

Subtaxa: Paleopentacta alencasterae

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Type: Paleopentacta alencasterae

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore

Distribution: found only at Site IGM-2513, Tlayúa Quarry (CONACyT quarry 1) (Cretaceous of Mexico)

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