Theelia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Subclass: | Paractinopoda |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Chiridotidae |
| Genus: | †Theelia Schlumberger 1890 |
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| †Chirodota undulata Schlumberger, 1888[2]
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Theelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers which 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]
Species
Numerous species are assigned to the genus Theelia, they include the following:
- Theelia alta
- Theelia alveata
- Theelia anguinea
- Theelia conglobata
- Theelia convexa (syn. Chiridota heptalampra)
- Theelia crassidentata
- Theelia dentata
- Theelia doreckae
- Theelia dzhulfaensis
- Theelia fastigata
- Theelia fissa
- Theelia florida
- Theelia guembeli
- Theelia hexacneme
- Theelia immisorbicula (syn. Theelia subcirculata)
- Theelia koeveskalensis
- Theelia kutscheri
- Theelia lata
- Theelia latimarginata
- Theelia liptovskaensis
- Theelia mesopermiana
- Theelia monicae
- Theelia mortenseni
- Theelia multiplex
- Theelia norica
- Theelia petasiformis
- Theelia planata
- Theelia planorbicula
- Theelia praeacuta
- Theelia praenorica
- Theelia praeseniradiata
- Theelia pseudoplanata
- Theelia serta
- Theelia simoni
- Theelia sinaiensis
- Theelia staurolithensis
- Theelia stellifera
- Theelia synapta
- Theelia teneromarginata
- Theelia trammeri
- Theelia undata
- Theelia undulata
- Theelia variabilis
- Theelia wartensis
- Theelia zawidzkae
Species of unknown validity
- Theelia venusta
- Theelia zapfei
References
- ^ a b c "Theelia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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