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Molpadiidae
| Description | Molpadiidae is a family of sea cucumbers, marine invertebrates with elongated bodies, leathery skins and tentacles that are found on or burrowing in the sea floor. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molpadiidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Molpadida : Molpadiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Molpadiida : Molpadiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Molpadiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Müller, J. (1850). Anatomische Studien über die Echinodermen. Archiv für Anatomie, Physiologie und wissenschaftliche Medicin. 1850: 129-155. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (19%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 237 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Molpadiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | deposit feeder (based on Molpadiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Molpadiida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Müller. 1850. Anatomische Studien über die Echinodermen. Archiv für Anatomie und Physiologie 1850:129-155 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | イモナマコ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molpadiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Calcligula genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Cherbonniera genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Heteromolpadia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Molpadia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | Rat-tailed Sea Cucumber | 0 Ma Extant | ||
| Priscolongatus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Trochostomidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Molpadida : Trochostomidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1850 | Molpadiidae Müller |
| 1966 | Molpadiidae Pawson p. U645 |
| 1993 | Molpadiidae Gilliland p. 136 |
| 1995 | Molpadiidae Rowe and Gates p. 308 |
| 2001 | Molpadiidae Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
