Theelia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Echinodermata |
| Class: | Holothuroidea |
| Subclass: | Paractinopoda |
| Order: | Apodida |
| Family: | Chiridotidae |
| Genus: | †Theelia Schlumberger 1890 |
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| †Chirodota undulata Schlumberger, 1888[2]
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Theelia is an extinct genus of sea cucumbers that existed from 312 to 40.4 million years ago (Middle Pennsylvanian to the Lutetian age).[1][3]
Fossil sclerites of Theelia are found worldwide.[1]
Taxonomy
Numerous species are assigned to the genus Theelia, they include the following:[4][5]
- †Theelia alta Speckmann 1968
- †Theelia alveata Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
- †Theelia anguinea Mostler 1971
- †Theelia conglobata Mostler 1971
- †Theelia convexa Whidborne 1883
- †Theelia crassidentata Deflandre-Rigaud 1950
- †Theelia dentata Górka and Luszczewska 1969
- †Theelia doreckae Kozur and Mostler 1971
- †Theelia dzhulfaensis Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
- †Theelia fastigata Mostler 1972
- †Theelia fissa Mostler 1971
- †Theelia florida Frizzell and Exline 1955
- †Theelia guembeli Kristan-Tollmann 1963
- †Theelia heptalampra (Bartenstein, 1936)
- †Theelia hexacneme Summerson and Campbell 1958
- †Theelia immisorbicula Mostler 1968
- †Theelia koeveskalensis Kozur and Mostler 1971
- †Theelia kutscheri Reich, 2003
- †Theelia lanceolata (Schlumberger, 1890)
- †Theelia lata Kozur and Mostler 1971
- †Theelia latimarginata Mostler 1971
- †Theelia liptovskaensis Gazdzicki et al. 1978
- †Theelia mesopermiana Kozur and Mostler 1989
- †Theelia monicae Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
- †Theelia mortenseni (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
- †Theelia multiplex Speckmann 1968
- †Theelia norica Mostler 1969
- †Theelia petasiformis Kristan-Tolmann 1964
- †Theelia planata Mostler 1968
- †Theelia polydenticulata Mostler and Parwin 1973
- †Theelia praeacuta Mostler and Rahimi-Yazd 1976
- †Theelia praenorica Kozur and Mock 1972
- †Theelia praeseniradiata Kozur and Mock 1972
- †Theelia pseudoplanata Kozur and Mock 1972
- †Theelia seniradiata Zankl 1966
- †Theelia serta Speckmann 1968
- †Theelia sinaiensis Said and Barakat 1958
- †Theelia speciosa (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1946)
- †Theelia staurolithensis Kristan-Tolmann 1972
- †Theelia stellifera Zankl 1966
- †Theelia synapta Gilliland 1992
- †Theelia teneromarginata Mostler 1971
- †Theelia terquemi (Deflandre-Rigaud, 1951)
- †Theelia trammeri Gazdzicki et al. 1978
- †Theelia undata Mostler 1968
- †Theelia undulata (Schlumberger, 1890)
- †Theelia variabilis Zankl 1966
- †Theelia wartensis Garbowska and Wierzbowski 1967
- †Theelia zawidzkae Kozur and Mock 1972
References
- ^ a b c "Theelia". Paleobiology Database. Retrieved June 22, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Fossilworks: Theelia". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Theelia Schlumberger, 1890 †". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
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