| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Relationships |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Chordata
Taxonomy
Chordata was named by Haeckel (1847). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Brusca et al. (2016).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Chordata by Nielsen (2012).
It was assigned to Metazoa by Shoshani et al. (1989) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Deuterostomia by Zrzavy et al. (1998), Edgecombe et al. (2011), Nielsen (2012) and Brusca et al. (2016).
It was reranked as the unranked clade Chordata by Nielsen (2012).
It was assigned to Metazoa by Shoshani et al. (1989) and Sepkoski (2002); and to Deuterostomia by Zrzavy et al. (1998), Edgecombe et al. (2011), Nielsen (2012) and Brusca et al. (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1847 | Chordata Haeckel p. 410 |
| 1989 | Chordata Shoshani et al. p. 435 |
| 1998 | Chordata Zrzavy et al. |
| 2002 | Chordata Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2011 | Chordata Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1 |
| 2012 | Chordata Nielsen p. 348 |
| 2016 | Chordata Brusca et al. |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available