Chiridota

Chiridota
Temporal range: 326.4–0 Ma
Chiridota heheva
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Suborder: Synaptina
Family: Chiridotidae
Genus: Chiridota
Eschscholtz, 1829[1]
Species

about 30 species, see text

Synonyms
  • Cheirodota
  • Chirodota Jaeger, 1833
  • Dactylota Brandt, 1835
  • Lioderma Bronn, 1860
  • Liosoma Brandt, 1835
  • Toxodora Verrill, 1882
  • Trochinus Ayres, 1852

Chiridota is a genus of sea cucumbers in the family Chiridotidae. It is an extant genus but some fossil species are known.

Species

Fossil species

References

  1. Eschscholtz, F., 1829. Zoologischer Atlas; enthaltend Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neue Thierarten während der Flottcapitains von Kotzebue zweiter reise um die Welt 1823-26. Reimer, Berlin. Volume 2. 13 pps., pls. 6-10., doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38055
  2. Note paleontologiche sopra un Astrogonium e una Chirodota del pliocene. M Malagoli, 1888
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