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Thaliacea

Placodermi - Redfieldiiformes - Brookvaliidae

Taxonomy
Thaliacea was named by Nielsen (1995). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ascidiacea by Nelson et al. (2016).

Entered
by M. Uhen on 2022-11-18; modified by M. Uhen on 2022-11-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Thaliacea Nielsen
2016Thaliacea Nelson et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
HalecostomiRegan 1903
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
orderRedfieldiiformes(Berg 1940)
familyBrookvaliidaeBerg 1940
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995
classThaliaceaNielsen 1995
genusThaliacea

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cl. Thaliacea Nielsen 1995
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Invalid names: Doliolida [empty], Pyrosomida [empty], Salpida [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationarysubp
Attached: yessubp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubp
Diet: suspension feedersubp
Created: 2007-12-11 06:22:34
Modified: 2009-10-12 01:26:13
Source: subp = subphylum
Reference: Kiessling 2003

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 393.47 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Brindabellaspis stensioi (233190)