Theelia

Theelia
Temporal range:
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Subclass: Paractinopoda
Order: Apodida
Family: Chiridotidae
Genus: †
Schlumberger 1890
Type species
†Chirodota undulata
Schlumberger, 1888[2]
Species[1]

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Synonyms
  • †Chiridotites Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951

Theelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers that existed from 312 to 40.4 million years ago (Middle Pennsylvanian to the Lutetian age).[1][3]

Fossil sclerites of Theelia are found worldwide.[1]

Taxonomy

Numerous species are assigned to the genus Theelia, they include the following:[4][5]

  • †Theelia alta Speckmann 1968
  • †Theelia alveata Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • †Theelia anguinea Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia conglobata Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia convexa Whidborne 1883
  • †Theelia crassidentata Deflandre-Rigaud 1950
  • †Theelia dentata Górka and Luszczewska 1969
  • †Theelia doreckae Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia dzhulfaensis Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • †Theelia fastigata Mostler 1972
  • †Theelia fissa Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia florida Frizzell and Exline 1955
  • †Theelia guembeli Kristan-Tollmann 1963
  • †Theelia heptalampra (Bartenstein, 1936)
  • †Theelia hexacneme Summerson and Campbell 1958
  • †Theelia immisorbicula Mostler 1968
  • †Theelia koeveskalensis Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia kutscheri Reich, 2003
  • †Theelia lanceolata (Schlumberger, 1890)
  • †Theelia lata Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia latimarginata Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia liptovskaensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
  • †Theelia mesopermiana Kozur and Mostler 1989
  • †Theelia monicae Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • †Theelia mortenseni (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
  • †Theelia multiplex Speckmann 1968
  • †Theelia norica Mostler 1969
  • †Theelia petasiformis Kristan-Tolmann 1964
  • †Theelia planata Mostler 1968
  • †Theelia polydenticulata Mostler and Parwin 1973
  • †Theelia praeacuta Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • †Theelia praenorica Kozur and Mock 1972
  • †Theelia praeseniradiata Kozur and Mock 1972
  • †Theelia pseudoplanata Kozur and Mock 1972
  • †Theelia seniradiata Zankl 1966
  • †Theelia serta Speckmann 1968
  • †Theelia sinaiensis Said and Barakat 1958
  • †Theelia speciosa (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1946)
  • †Theelia staurolithensis Kristan-Tolmann 1972
  • †Theelia stellifera Zankl 1966
  • †Theelia synapta Gilliland 1992
  • †Theelia teneromarginata Mostler 1971
  • †Theelia terquemi (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
  • †Theelia trammeri Gazdzicki et al. 1978
  • †Theelia undata Mostler 1968
  • †Theelia undulata (Schlumberger, 1890)
  • †Theelia variabilis Zankl 1966
  • †Theelia wartensis Garbowska and Wierzbowski 1967
  • †Theelia zawidzkae Kozur and Mock 1972

References

  1. ^ a b c "Theelia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  2. ^ Jadwiga Garbowska & Andrzrej Wierzbowski (1967). "Some holothurian sclerites from the Polish Jurassic" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 12 (4). Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences: 523–541. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Krystyna Zawidzka (1971). "Triassic holothurian sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 16 (4). Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences: 429–450. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Fossilworks: Theelia". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
  5. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Theelia Schlumberger, 1890 †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.