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Spinopriscopedatus salhoubensis

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Spinopriscopedatus salhoubensis was named by Al-Tamimi and Saqqa (2008). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is Holotype 52/XVI, paratype 51/XVI, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Spinopriscopedatus salhoubensis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa p. 90 figs. Fig. 5.8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
familyPriscopedatidae
genusSpinopriscopedatus
speciessalhoubensis

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.

Spinopriscopedatus salhoubensis Al-Tamimi and Saqqa 2008
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. M. Al-Tamimi and W. A. Saqqa 2008Sclerites show smooth subrhomboidal outline with four edges; two successive edges occupied by two spines of different shape and size; moderately large central hole mostly covered by a 4 footed stirrup, surrounded by 8 large to medium rounded to oval perforations arranged in one ring and one small perforation located on the shorter spine.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: high Mg calcitep
Ontogeny: accretion, addition of partsp
Environment: marinep
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: shallow infaunalc
Diet: detritivorec
Vision: blindc
Dispersal: waterp
Dispersal 2: planktonicp
Created: 2004-02-29 11:09:31
Modified: 2010-02-11 06:36:04
Source: c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available