Theelia
Temporal range:
Middle PennsylvaniantoLutetian
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Echinodermata |
Class: | Holothuroidea |
Subclass: | Paractinopoda |
Order: | Apodida |
Family: | Chiridotidae |
Genus: | †Theelia Schlumberger 1890 |
Type species | |
†Chirodota undulata Schlumberger, 1888[2] | |
Species[1] | |
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Theelia is an extinct genusofsea cucumbers that existed from 312 to 40.4 million years ago (Middle Pennsylvanian to the Lutetian age).[1][3]
Fossil scleritesofTheelia are found worldwide.[1]
Numerous species are assigned to the genus Theelia, they include the following:[4][5]
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