Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida
Full reference: A. E. Grube. 1840. Actinien, Echinodermen und Würmer des Adriatischen und Mittelmeers. JH Bon, Königsberg 1-92
Parent taxon: Holothuroidea according to P. A. Jell 2010
See also Boczarowski 2001, Frizzell and Exline 1966, Gilliland 1992, Gilliland 1993, Kerr and Kim 2001, Pawson 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthocaudina, Achistrulidae, Alexandritidae, Apodacea, Apodida, Arthrochirota, Arthrochirotida, Aspidochirotacea, Aspidochirotida, Bogschites, Calcancorellidae, Canisiidae, Chiridotitidae, Conisia, Crucivirga, Dactylochirotida, Dendrochirotacea, Elasipodida, Etheridgellidae, Harinellites, Irinella, Kaliobullitidae, Kozurellidae, Kuehnitidae, Laetmophasma, Leptosynapta, Molpadiida, Ocellothuria, Palelpidiidae, Paractinopoda, Placerotapis, Priscopedatidae, Protocaudinidae, Punctatitidae, Rotiformidae, Sclerothurites, Semperitidae, Stichopitidae, Synaptellidae, Tetravirga, Theeliidae, Thyonidium, Triradites
Subtaxa: Andenothyone Binoculites Calclamnidae Cucumariidae Heterothyonidae Phyllophoridae Placothuriidae Priscoligula Priscopedatoides Pseudostaurocumites Psolidae Schlumbergeritidae Sclerodactylidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore