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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).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1816Tunicata Lamarck
1877Urochordata Lankester
1911Tunicata Jaekel p. 17
1999Tunicata Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2002Tunicata Sepkoski
2011Urochordata Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Urochordata Nielsen p. 365
2016Urochordata Brusca et al.
2016Urochordata Nelson et al. p. 15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
RankNameAuthor
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816

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.

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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Fm. Didemnidae Milne Edwards 1841
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G. †Micrascidites Deflandre and Deflandre-Rigaud 1956
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 pyriforme Wendt 2018
Cl. Thaliacea Nielsen 1995
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Invalid names: Doliolida [empty], Pyrosomida [empty], Salpida [empty]
G. †Megasiphon Nanglu et al. 2023
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Megasiphon thylakos Nanglu et al. 2023
Invalid names: Urochordata Lankester 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available