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Calcligula liguliformis

Holothuroidea - Molpadiida - Molpadiidae

Taxonomy
Calcligula liguliformis was named by Kristan-Tollmann (1972). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype H 36, coll. Kristan-Tollmann, Geologisches Institut der Universität Wien and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pipeline between Bentheim and Ochtrup, samples 72-87, Nordrhein-Westfalen, which is in a Hauterivian offshore siliciclastic in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. triassica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Calcligula liguliformis Kristan-Tollmann p. 125 figs. Pl. 1 figs 1—5, pl. 4 figs 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumEleutherozoa
RankNameAuthor
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderMolpadiida
familyMolpadiidae
genusCalcligula
speciesliguliformis

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.

†Calcligula liguliformis Kristan-Tollmann 1972
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calciteo
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: semi-infaunalo
Diet: deposit feedero
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2009-09-04 12:50:31
Modified: 2009-09-04 14:50:31
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004, Massin 1982

Age range: Early/Lower Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Germany Calcligula liguliformis (type locality: 76934)