Family Placothuriidae Pawson and Fell 1965 (sea cucumber)
Holothuroidea - Dendrochirotida - Placothuriidae
Parent taxon: Dendrochirotida according to D. L. Frizzell and H. Exline 1966
Sister taxa: Andenothyone, Binoculites, Calclamnidae, Cucumariidae, Heterothyonidae, Phyllophoridae, Priscoligula, Priscopedatoides, Pseudostaurocumites, Psolidae, Schlumbergeritidae, Sclerodactylidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Placothuriidae in the database