†Zardinisoma Wendt 2018 (sea squirt)
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Ascidiacea - Khmeriamorpha - Khmeriidae
Full reference: J. Wendt. 2018. The first tunicate with a calcareous exoskeleton (Upper Triassic, Northern Italy). Palaeontology 61(4):575-595
Parent taxon: Khmeriidae according to J. Wendt 2018
Sister taxa: Imilce, Khmeria, Permosoma
Subtaxa: Zardinisoma cassianum Zardinisoma japonicum Zardinisoma pauciplacophorum Zardinisoma polyplacophorum Zardinisoma pyriforme
Type: Zardinisoma cassianum
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Seelandalpe (Alpe di Specie) (Zardini collection) (Triassic of Italy)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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