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Rota
Classification
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa (sea urchins, holothurians, etc.)
Class:
Holothuroidea
Order:
Apodida
Family:
Paleochiridotidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rota LANGENHEIM & EPIS, 1957, p. 170 (sensu GUTSCHICK, 1959, p. 135)
Type Species:
*R. martini; OD
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Fig. 534,1. R. campbelli GUTSCHICK, L.Miss., USA(Ind.); X70 (17)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Central portion with tiny hole, rim finely to coarsely denticulate on inner margin [secondary perforations of rim not confirmed]
References
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Classification
Phylum:
Echinodermata
Subphylum:
Echinozoa (sea urchins, holothurians, etc.)
Class:
Holothuroidea
Order:
Apodida
Family:
Paleochiridotidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Rota LANGENHEIM & EPIS, 1957, p. 170 (sensu GUTSCHICK, 1959, p. 135)
Type Species:
*R. martini; OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 534,1. R. campbelli GUTSCHICK, L.Miss., USA(Ind.); X70 (17)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
359.3
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Miss.
Ending International Stage:
Serpukhovian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
323.4
Description
Central portion with tiny hole, rim finely to coarsely denticulate on inner margin [secondary perforations of rim not confirmed]