The early evolution and diversification of holothurians (Echinozoa)
The early evolution and diversification of holothurians (Echinozoa)
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10.1201/9780203869543-c9
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2009
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M. Reich
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M. Reich
The early evolution and diversification of the sea cucumbers have shortly been reviewed and reinterpreted, including new records of Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian material. Holothuroids have a Phanerozoic history extending back more than 464 Ma, ranging from the early Middle Ordovician to the present time. The maximum level of morphological diversification was apparently reached in the Mesozoic, in all likelihood due to a lack of research in other strata. A revised hypothesis of Early Palaeozoic higher-level relationships within the Holothuroidea is presented.