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Huniella

Holothuroidea - Priscopedatidae

Taxonomy
Huniella was named by Kozur and Sadeddin (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: J Bath J Oxfo Sepkoski's reference number: 924]. It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Huniella jordanica.

It was assigned to Priscopedatidae by Kozur and Sadeddin (1990); and to Dendrochirotida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. jordanica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Huniella Kozur and Sadeddin p. 356
2002Huniella Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Huniella Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
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Huniella jordanica Kozur and Sadeddin 1990
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
H. Kozur and W. Sadeddin 1990Sieve-plates with long, perforated arms and broad, thickened margin. Central pore very large, surrounded by a ring-like wall. Other pores small, in the arms often biserially arranged. A large stirrup with a robust, but short 4-edged spine is elevated above the central pore. The 4 feet of this stirrup are basally bifurcated, and reach far beyond the margin of the central pore. The lower side of the central pore is partly closed by a finely perforated lattice
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

Age range: Bathonian or 168.30000 to 166.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bathonian168.3 - 166.1Jordan H. jordanica (94009)