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Khmeria problematica

Ascidiacea - Khmeriamorpha - Khmeriidae

Taxonomy
Khmeria problematica was named by Mansuy (1914). It is the type species of Khmeria.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Khmeria problematica Mansuy p. 53 figs. Pl 1, fig 11; pl 2, figs 1,2; pl 5, fig 5; pl 6, fig 1
1930Osium importans de Gregorio p. 45 figs. Pl 17, figs 10-17
1954Khmeria importans Montanaro Gallitelli p. 55 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-22,28-32; pl 4, figs 1-6
1961Khmeria problematica Fontaine p. 218 figs. Pl 27, figs 1-6
1965Khmeria pumila Tchudinova p. 155 figs. Pl 11, figs 1-3
1977Khmeria importans Termier and Termier p. 46
2018Khmeria problematica Wendt p. 588 fig. 6A

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
RankNameAuthor
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995
orderKhmeriamorpha
familyKhmeriidae
genusKhmeriaMansuy 1914
speciesproblematicaMansuy 1914

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.

Khmeria problematica Mansuy 1914
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Invalid names: Khmeria pumila Tchudinova 1965 [synonym], Osium importans de Gregorio 1930 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Wendt 2018Mostly individual, rarely colonial, double- valved shells composed of a conical base plate and an obtuse-angled or flat cover. Height 4–35 mm, width 4– 17 mm. Apical angle 22–90°. Rare tabulae may be present.