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Calclamnidae

Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Calclamnidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline
1957Calclamnidae Langenheim and Epis p. 167
1959Calclamnidae Gutschick p. 131
1962Calclamnidae Deflandre-Rigaud p. 44
1964Calclamnidae Reso and Wegner p. 90
1966Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline p. U645
1966Calclamnidae Pawson p. U645
1972Calclamnidae Mostler p. 17
1976Calclamnidae Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd p. 9
1977Calclamnidae Wernlund p. 49
1989Calclamnidae Kozur and Mostler p. 680
1997Calclamnidae Krainer and Mostler p. 15
2001Calclamnidae Boczarowski p. 134
2008Calclamniidae Al-Tamimi and Saqqa p. 86
2010Calclamnidae Bohaty and Herbig p. 380

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderDendrochirotida
familyCalclamnidae
familyCalclamnidae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Calclamnidae Frizzell and Exline 1955
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G. †Calclamna Frizzell and Exline 1955
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Calclamna bekanernsis Soodan 1980
Calclamna britannica Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamna fletcheri Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamna intermedia Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamna misiki Kozur and Mock 1972
Calclamna norica Kozur and Mock 1972
Calclamna nuda Mostler 1971
Calclamna prebritannica Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamna trettoensis Mostler 1980
Calclamna triangularis Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamna turoniansis Sadeddin and Saqqa 1997
Calclamna wrighti Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Calclamnella Frizzell and Exline 1955
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Calclamnella clavata Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
Calclamnella consona Mostler and Parwin 1973
Calclamnella elliptica Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
Calclamnella elongata Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
Calclamnella foliosa Mostler 1971
Calclamnella fragosa Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Calclamnella fusiformis Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
Calclamnella irregularis Schlumberger 1890
Calclamnella oweni Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamnella permotriassica Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
Calclamnella ramosa Mostler 1971
Calclamnella robusta Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Calclamnella transversa Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Calclamnella triperforata Mostler 1971
Calclamnella venusta Mostler 1972
Subfm. †Calclamninae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Priscocaudina Boczarowski 2001
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Priscocaudina crucensis Boczarowski 2001
G. †Calclamnoidea Frizzell and Exline 1955
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Calclamnoidea ausini Soodan and Whatley 1990
Calclamnoidea canalifera Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Calclamnoidea collaris Deflandre-Rigaud 1946
Calclamnoidea crassomarginata Kristan-Tollmann 1972
G. †Curvatella Mostler 1971
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Curvatella spinosa Mostler 1971
G. †Elgerius Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
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Elgerius indicus Soodan 1991
Elgerius inniensis Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
Elgerius ostrea Deflandre-Rigaud 1959
Subfm. †Eocaudiniinae Boczarowski 2001
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G. †Eocaudina Martin 1952
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Eocaudina acanthica Mostler 1972
Eocaudina angulata Soodan 1977
Eocaudina cassianensis Frizzell and Exline 1955
Eocaudina columcanthus Gutschick et al. 1967
Eocaudina concentrica Langer 1991
Eocaudina crassa Mostler 1972
Eocaudina gornensis Matyja et al. 1973
Eocaudina gowdai Soodan 1977
Eocaudina gutschicki Frizzell and Exline 1955
Eocaudina hexagona Soodan 1977
Eocaudina hexagona Kristan-Tollmann 1963
Eocaudina indica Soodan 1977
Eocaudina insolica Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
Eocaudina jaffari Soodan 1977
Eocaudina liassica Mostler 1972
Eocaudina liptovskaensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
Eocaudina longa Kozur and Mock 1972
Eocaudina marginata Langenheim and Epis 1957
Eocaudina mccormacki Frizzell and Exline 1955
Eocaudina mostleri Kozur and Mock 1972
Eocaudina ovalis Matyja et al. 1973
Eocaudina patella Boczarowski 2001
Eocaudina pentagona Soodan 1991
Eocaudina plaga Boczarowski 2001
Eocaudina ramosa Kozur and Mostler 1971
Eocaudina rimosa Boczarowski 2001
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Invalid names: Protocaudina hexagonaria Martin 1952 [synonym]
Eocaudina subhexagona Gutschick et al. 1967
Eocaudina subquadrata Mostler 1971
Eocaudina subrotunda Krainer and Mostler 1997
G. †Fissobractites Kristan-Tollmann 1963
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Fissobactrites inusitata Kozur and Mostler 1971
Fissobractites subsymmetrica Kristan-Tollmann 1963
G. †Gutschickia Mostler 1971
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Gutschickia porosa Mostler 1971
G. †Hamptonina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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Hamptonina liassica Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Harrisina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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Harrisina hothamensis Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Hodsonina Soodan and Whatley 1990
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Hodsonina intermedia Soodan and Whatley 1990
Hodsonina spathi Soodan and Whatley 1990
G. †Jolfacaudina Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
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Jolfacaudina iranica Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
G. †Mortensenites Deflandre-Rigaud 1952
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Mortensenites circularis Frizzell and Exline 1955
Mortensenites cuneus Frizzell and Exline 1955
Mortensenites elongatus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Mortensenites liasicus Terquem 1866
Mortensenites sievertsi Deflandre-Rigaud 1952
G. †Pachopsites Kristan-Tollmann 1964
G. †Paracucumarites Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Paracucumarites anceps Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Paracucumarites hamptoni Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Paracucumarites porosus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
Paracucumarites similis Górka and Luszczewska 1969
G. †Parvioctoidus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
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Parvioctoidus spinosus Deflandre-Rigaud 1962
G. †Petropegia Summerson and Campbell 1958
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Petropegia radiata Summerson and Campbell 1958
Petropegia spinosa Summerson and Campbell 1958
G. †Praecaudina Mostler 1970
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Praecaudina hexagona Mostler 1970
Praecaudina mostleri Gazdzicki et al. 1978
Praecaudina rigaudae Mostler 1970
G. †Thuroholia Gutschick 1954
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Thuroholia cribriformis Gutschick 1954
Thuroholia crinerensis Reso and Wegner 1964
Thuroholia croneisi Gutschick 1954
Thuroholia floydensis Summerson and Campbell 1958
Thuroholia irregularis Summerson and Campbell 1958
Thuroholia overbrookensis Reso and Wegner 1964
Thuroholia spicatus Gutschick 1959
Thuroholia wanlessi Summerson and Campbell 1958
G. †Yorkshirella Soodan and Whatley 1990
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Yorkshirella adamsi Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella ageri Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella arkelli Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella bifurcata Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella etheridgei Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella lordi Soodan and Whatley 1990
Yorkshirella rectangularia Soodan and Whatley 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Diet 2: detritivoreo
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 10:54:29
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:34:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Blackriveran to the top of the Sarmatian or 457.30000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 449.6 Ma

Collections (128 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia crinerensis, Thuroholia overbrookensis (24097 94792)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (illinois) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia cribriformis (97881)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia cribriformis (23400)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Poland (Kielecki) Eocaudina septaforminalis (94469)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Eocaudina plaga (94470)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Eocaudina plaga (94471) Eocaudina rimosa (94509)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Germany Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina patella (227413)
Taghanican388.1 - 383.7USA (Iowa) Protocaudina hexagonaria, Eocaudina septaforaminalis (93779)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Eocaudina septaforminalis (101679)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina gornensis (99442)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Eocaudina septaforminalis (99449)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Poland Eocaudina patella, Eocaudina septaforminalis (82739) Eocaudina septaforminalis (82667 83081 83086 99435 99464 99471 99474)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland Eocaudina concentrica (99447) Eocaudina ovalis, Eocaudina subhexagona (99458) Eocaudina ovalis, Priscocaudina crucensis (99430)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Missouri) Eocaudina subhexagona (41448) Thuroholia croneisi, Eocaudina mccormacki, Eocaudina spicata, Eocaudina subhexagona (41445)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Indiana) Eocaudina sp. (6733) Thuroholia mccormacki, Thuroholia marginata, Thuroholia spicatus (69302)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (Arizona) Thuroholia marginata (93776)
Kinderhookian - Osagean358.9 - 343.0USA (Montana) Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina spicata (41442) Eocaudina subhexagona (41444) Thuroholia cribriformis, Eocaudina columcanthus (41437)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Afghanistan Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Calclamnella ramosa, Gutschickia porosa, Eocaudina gutschicki (99508)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Eocaudina sp. (2187 2202 2207 2251)
Middle Pennsylvanian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Thuroholia sp., Thuroholia croneisi, Thuroholia mccormacki, Thuroholia gutschicki, Thuroholia wanlessi, Thuroholia floydensis, Thuroholia irregularis, Petropegia radiata, Petropegia spinosa (97880)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Eocaudina sp. (49836 49838)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Missouri) Eocaudina gutschicki (217123)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Nebraska) Eocaudina sp. (94391)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Eocaudina septaforaminalis (97875)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp., Thuroholia cribriformis, Eocaudina mccormacki, Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona (99860)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Eocaudina spp. (94445)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Iran Eocaudina septaforaminalis, Calclamnella permotriassica, Jolfacaudina iranica (75773)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Turkey Eocaudina sp. (98012)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Poland Eocaudina subhexagona, Calclamnoidea canalifera (99844)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria Eocaudina sp. (99832)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Eocaudina subquadrata (99768)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany Eocaudina sp. (99830)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Slovakia Eocaudina subhexagona (99566)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Austria Calclamna sp., Calclamnoidea sp., Calclamnella regularis, Eocaudina septaforaminalis (99797)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Hungary Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona (99503) Eocaudina marginata, Eocaudina subhexagona, Eocaudina cassianensis, Eocaudina ramosa (99504)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Iran Eocaudina guembeli, Eocaudina cassianensis (97874)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0France Calclamnoidea crassomarginata (100030)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (85165)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary Eocaudina cassianensis, Fissobactrites inusiata (99502)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Calclamnoidea canalifera (50975 50985) Eocaudina cassianensis (50981 50987) Eocaudina cassianensis, Calclamnoidea canalifera (50982 50984 50989)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Slovenia Calclamnella regularis, Calclamnella consona (57025) Eocaudina acanthocaudinoides, Calclamna norica, Eocaudina longa, Eocaudina acanthica, Eocaudina crassa, Praecaudina hexagona, Calclamna nuda (57026)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Slovakia Eocaudina cassianensis, Eocaudina ramosa, Calclamna nuda, Eocaudina liptovskaensis, Praecaudina mostleri (57037)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Eocaudina cassianensis (50983) Eocaudina cassianensis, Calclamnoidea canalifera (50988)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Austria Calclamnella foliosa (94109)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Germany Calclamnella venusta, Eocaudina acanthica (99493)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Slovakia Praecaudina hexagona (99561)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Austria (Niederösterreich) Curvatella spinosa, Calclamnella nuda (85008)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Slovakia Calclamna misiki, Praecaudina hexagona (99563) Eocaudina longa, Eocaudina mostleri, Praecaudina hexagona (99562) Praecaudina hexagona (99558)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Eocaudina crassa (38144) Fissobractites subsymmetrica, Eocaudina hexagona (38141)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Australia (Western Australia) Fissobractites subsymmetrica, Eocaudina hexagona (99843)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Calclamnella rariperforata, Calclamnella sp. (36801 36807) Fissobractites subsymmetrica (100105)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Austria Eocaudina liassica (100118)
Liasicus201.3 - 196.5Austria Calclamna sp., Eocaudina subrotunda (227858)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93454)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93533)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0France (Basse-Normandie) Thuroholia sp. (93534)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Poland Paracucumarites sp. (97972)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Egypt Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (99485)
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Egypt Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (99487)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Paracucumarites similis (97976)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Calclamna sp. (141287 141292) Paracucumarites similis (97978)
Middle Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Calclamna sp. (141269 141272 141273 141279 141280 141295 141299 141302) Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp. (141271 141275 141278 141298 141301) Paracucumarites sp., Paracucumarites similis (97977)
Middle Bathonian - Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Poland Calclamna sp. (141283) Calclamna sp., Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (141284)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Calclamnella sp. (133248) Eocaudina sp. (133245 133246) Eocaudina sp., Calclamnella sp. (133247)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Egypt Eocaudina sp. (99486)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3France (Basse Normandie) Calclamnoidea collaris, Calclamnella clavata, Calclamnella elliptica, Calclamnella fragosa, Calclamnella robusta, Parvioctoidus spinosus, Mortensenites elongatus, Paracucumarites hamptoni, Paracucumarites porosus, Paracucumarites anceps (94628)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Egypt Eocaudina sp. (99488)
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Jordan Calclamna sp. (97883)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Jordan Calclamna sp. (97884)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) Eocaudina inaequipora, Eocaudina lobata, Eocaudina multipora, Calclamnella sp., Calclamna nuda (32022)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3France Priscopedatus irregularis (94590)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Brandenburg) Elgerius ostrea (91096)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany Elgerius ostrea, Calclamnella fusiformis (91095)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Poland Calclamnella sp. (97980)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Germany (Holstein) Elgerius ostrea, Elgerius inniensis, Calclamnella fusiformis (93722)
Sarmatian12.7 - 11.608Poland Calclamna sp. (97982)