Theelia

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Theelia
Temporal range:
Middle Pennsylvanian to Lutetian
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Subclass:
Order: Apodida
Family: Chiridotidae
Genus: †Theelia
Schlumberger 1890
Type species
†
Schlumberger, 1888[2]
Species[1]

See text

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]

  • † Speckmann 1968
  • † Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • † Mostler 1971
  • † Mostler 1971
  • † Whidborne 1883
  • † Deflandre-Rigaud 1950
  • † Górka and Luszczewska 1969
  • † Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • † Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • † Mostler 1972
  • † Mostler 1971
  • † Frizzell and Exline 1955
  • † Kristan-Tollmann 1963
  • † (Bartenstein, 1936)
  • † Summerson and Campbell 1958
  • † Mostler 1968
  • † Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • † Reich, 2003
  • † (Schlumberger, 1890)
  • † Kozur and Mostler 1971
  • † Mostler 1971
  • † Gazdzicki et al. 1978
  • † Kozur and Mostler 1989
  • † Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • † (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
  • † Speckmann 1968
  • † Mostler 1969
  • † Kristan-Tolmann 1964
  • † Mostler 1968
  • † Mostler and Parwin 1973
  • † Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
  • † Kozur and Mock 1972
  • † Kozur and Mock 1972
  • † Kozur and Mock 1972
  • † Zankl 1966
  • † Speckmann 1968
  • † Said and Barakat 1958
  • † (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1946)
  • † Kristan-Tolmann 1972
  • † Zankl 1966
  • † Gilliland 1992
  • † Mostler 1971
  • † (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
  • † Gazdzicki et al. 1978
  • † Mostler 1968
  • † (Schlumberger, 1890)
  • † Zankl 1966
  • † Garbowska and Wierzbowski 1967
  • † 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. Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences. 12 (4): 523–541. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
  3. ^ Krystyna Zawidzka (1971). "Triassic holothurian sclerites from Tatra Mountains" (PDF). Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences. 16 (4): 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.


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