Chiridota

Chiridota Temporal range: 326.4–0  Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Chiridota hydrothermica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Order:	Apodida
Family:	Chiridotidae
Genus:	Chiridota Eschscholtz, 1829 [1]
Species
See text
Synonyms
Cheirodota [alt. spelling] ChirodotaJaeger, 1833 DactylotaBrandt, 1835 LiodermaBronn, 1860 LiosomaBrandt, 1835 ToxodoraVerrill, 1882 TrochinusAyres, 1852

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

Taxonomy

The following species are recognised in the genus Chiridota: ^[2]

• Chiridota albatrossii Edwards, 1907
• Chiridota aponocrita Clark, 1920
• † Chiridota atava Waagen 1867 ^[3]
• Chiridota carnleyensis Mortensen, 1925
• Chiridota conceptacula Cherbonnier, 1963
• Chiridota discolor Eschscholtz, 1829
• Chiridota durbanensis Thandar, 1997
• † Chirodota elegans Malagoli 1888 (Pliocene) ^[4]
• Chiridota exuga Cherbonnier, 1986
• Chiridota fernandensis Ludwig, 1898
• Chiridota ferruginea (Verrill, 1882)
• Chiridota gigas Dendy & Hindle, 1907
• Chiridota hawaiiensis Fisher, 1907
• † Chiridota heptalampra Bartenstein, 1936
• Chiridota hydrothermica Smirnov & Gebruk, 2000
• Chiridota impatiens Yamana & Tanaka, 2017
• Chiridota intermedia Bedford, 1899
• Chiridota kermadeca O'Loughlin & VandenSpiegel, 2012
• Chiridota laevis (O. Fabricius, 1780)
• Chiridota marenzelleri Perrier R., 1904
• Chiridota nanaimensis Heding, 1928
• Chiridota nigra Mortensen, 1925
• Chiridota ochotensis Savel'eva, 1941
• Chiridota orientalis Smirnov, 1981
• Chiridota pacifica Heding, 1928
• Chiridota peloria Deichmann, 1930
• Chiridota pisanii Ludwig, 1887
• Chiridota regalis Clark, 1908
• Chiridota rigida Semper, 1867
• Chiridota rotifera (Pourtalès, 1851)
• Chiridota smirnovi Massin, 1996
• Chiridota stuhlmanni Lampert, 1896
• Chiridota tauiensis Savel'eva, 1941
• † Cheirodota traquairii Etheridge 1881 ^[5]
• Chiridota uniserialis Fisher, 1907
• Chiridota violacea (J. Müller, 1849)

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. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Chiridota Eschscholtz, 1829". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
3. "Fossilworks: Chiridota atava". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
4. Note paleontologiche sopra un Astrogonium e una Chirodota del pliocene. M Malagoli, 1888
5. "Fossilworks: Cheirodota traquairii". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.

External links

• Data related to Chiridota at Wikispecies
• Media related to Chiridota at Wikimedia Commons
• "Chiridota". The Encyclopedia of Life .
• "Chiridota". Paleobiology Database .
• Chiridota at the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)