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Chiridota

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Chiridota
Temporal range: 326.4–0 Ma
Chiridota heheva
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Synaptina
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Chiridota

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

  • Chirodota elegans Malagoli 1888 (Pliocene)[2]
  • Cheirodota traquairii
  • Chiridota atava
  • Chirodota vetusa

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