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Tunicata (tunicate)
Taxonomy
Tunicata was named by Lamarck (1816). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Brusca et al. (2016).
It was synonymized subjectively with Urochordata by Brusca et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Protetrapoda by Jaekel (1911); and to Chordata by Dineley and Metcalf (1999) and Sepkoski (2002).
It was synonymized subjectively with Urochordata by Brusca et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Protetrapoda by Jaekel (1911); and to Chordata by Dineley and Metcalf (1999) and Sepkoski (2002).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1816 | Tunicata Lamarck |
| 1877 | Urochordata Lankester |
| 1911 | Tunicata Jaekel p. 17 |
| 1999 | Tunicata Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 2002 | Tunicata Sepkoski |
| 2011 | Urochordata Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2012 | Urochordata Nielsen p. 365 |
| 2016 | Urochordata Brusca et al. |
| 2016 | Urochordata Nelson et al. p. 15 |
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Subph. Tunicata Lamarck 1816 [tunicate]
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Cl. Ascidiacea Nielsen 1995 [sea squirt]
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G. †Choanites Mantell 1822
Or. Enterogona Perrier 1898
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Or. †Khmeriamorpha Wendt 2018
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Fm. †Khmeriidae Montanaro Gallitelli 1954
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G. †Imilce Flügel 1975
G. †Khmeria Mansuy 1914
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†Khmeria minima Wendt 2018
†Khmeria problematica Mansuy 1914
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Invalid names: Khmeria pumila Tchudinova 1965 [synonym], Osium importans de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
†Khmeria stolonifera Wendt 2018
Invalid names: Osium de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
G. †Permosoma
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†Permosoma tuberculatum Greco 1935
†Permosoma tunicatum Jaekel 1918
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Invalid names: Sphaerospongia permotessellata Parona 1933 [synonym]
G. †Zardinisoma Wendt 2018
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†Zardinisoma cassianum Wendt 2018
†Zardinisoma japonicum Wendt 2018
†Zardinisoma pauciplacophorum Wendt 2018
†Zardinisoma polyplacophorum Wendt 2018
†Zardinisoma pyriforme Wendt 2018
G. Cystodytes
G. Micraseites
Invalid names: Urochordata Lankester 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available