Theelia

Theelia Temporal range: Middle Pennsylvanian to Lutetian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Echinodermata
Class:	Holothuroidea
Subclass:	Paractinopoda
Order:	Apodida
Family:	Chiridotidae
Genus:	† Theelia Schlumberger 1890
Type species
†Chirodota undulata Schlumberger, 1888 [1]
Species [2]
See text
Synonyms
†ChiridotitesDeflandre-Rigaud, 1951

Theelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers that existed from 312 to 40.4 million years ago (Middle Pennsylvanian to the Lutetian age). ^{[2] [3]}

Fossil sclerites of Theelia are found worldwide. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Numerous species are assigned to the genus Theelia, they include the following: ^{[4] [5]}

• †Theelia altaSpeckmann 1968
• †Theelia alveataMostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
• †Theelia anguineaMostler 1971
• †Theelia conglobataMostler 1971
• †Theelia convexaWhidborne 1883
• †Theelia crassidentataDeflandre-Rigaud 1950
• †Theelia dentataGórka and Luszczewska 1969
• †Theelia doreckaeKozur and Mostler 1971
• †Theelia dzhulfaensisMostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
• †Theelia fastigataMostler 1972
• †Theelia fissaMostler 1971
• †Theelia floridaFrizzell and Exline 1955
• †Theelia guembeliKristan-Tollmann 1963
• †Theelia heptalampra(Bartenstein, 1936)
• †Theelia hexacnemeSummerson and Campbell 1958
• †Theelia immisorbiculaMostler 1968
• †Theelia koeveskalensisKozur and Mostler 1971
• †Theelia kutscheriReich, 2003
• †Theelia lanceolata(Schlumberger, 1890)
• †Theelia lataKozur and Mostler 1971
• †Theelia latimarginataMostler 1971
• †Theelia liptovskaensisGazdzicki et al. 1978
• †Theelia mesopermianaKozur and Mostler 1989
• †Theelia monicaeMostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
• †Theelia mortenseni(Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
• †Theelia multiplexSpeckmann 1968
• †Theelia noricaMostler 1969
• †Theelia petasiformisKristan-Tolmann 1964
• †Theelia planataMostler 1968
• †Theelia polydenticulataMostler and Parwin 1973
• †Theelia praeacutaMostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
• †Theelia praenoricaKozur and Mock 1972
• †Theelia praeseniradiataKozur and Mock 1972
• †Theelia pseudoplanataKozur and Mock 1972
• †Theelia seniradiataZankl 1966
• †Theelia sertaSpeckmann 1968
• †Theelia sinaiensisSaid and Barakat 1958
• †Theelia speciosa(Deflandre-Rigaud, 1946)
• †Theelia staurolithensisKristan-Tolmann 1972
• †Theelia stelliferaZankl 1966
• †Theelia synaptaGilliland 1992
• †Theelia teneromarginataMostler 1971
• †Theelia terquemi(Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
• †Theelia trammeriGazdzicki et al. 1978
• †Theelia undataMostler 1968
• †Theelia undulata(Schlumberger, 1890)
• †Theelia variabilisZankl 1966
• †Theelia wartensisGarbowska and Wierzbowski 1967
• †Theelia zawidzkaeKozur and Mock 1972

References

1. 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.
2. "Theelia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
3. 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.
4. "Fossilworks: Theelia". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
5. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Theelia Schlumberger, 1890 †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.