List of prehistoric sea cucumbers

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This list of prehistoric sea cucumbers is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be holothuroidea, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful ( nomina dubia ), or were not formally published ( nomina nuda ), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered sea cucumbers.

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Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature(ICZN). Technical terms used include:

The list

GenusAuthorsYearStatusAgeLocationNotes

Acanthotheelia

Acanthocaudina

Achistrum

Acutisclerus

Aduncrum

Alexandrites

Amphitriodites

Andenothyone

Auricularites

Bathysynactites

Binoculites

Calcancora

Calcancorella

Calcancoroidea

Calclamna

Calclamnella

Calclamnoidea

Calcligula

Calclyra

Clavallus

Collbatothuria

Conisia

Cosmatites

Costigerites

Croneisites

Crucivirga

Cucumarites

Curvatella

Dictyothurites

Elgerius

Eocaudina

Etheridgella

Exlinella

Fissobractites

Frizzellus

Helfriedella

Hemisphaeranthos

Holothuropsis

Huniella

Jordanocaudina

Kozurella

Kuehnites

Mercedescaudina

Micradites

Microantyx

Monilipsolus

Mortensenites

Oneirophanites

Ornaticannula

Pachopsites

Palaeocucumaria

Palaeoypsilus

Palelpidia

Paleochiridota

Paracucumarites

Parvioctoidus

Parvispina

Pedatopriscus

Petropegia

Porachistrum

Praecaudina

Praeeuphronides

Priscoligula

Priscolongatus

Priscopedatoides

Priscopedatus

Priscularites

Proholothuria

Protheelia

Protocaudina

Pseudoexlinella

Pseudostaurocumites

Punctatites

Ramusites

Rhabdotites

Rigaudites

Rota

Schlumbergerites

Sclerothupites

Semperites

Solopedatus

Spandelites

Spinopriscopedatus

Staurocumites

Stichopitella

Stichopites

Strobilothyone

Stueria

Synaptites

Tetravirga

Thallatocanthus

Theelia

Triradites

Uncinulina

Uncinuloides

Uniramosa

See also

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