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Molpadia (rat-tailed sea cucumber)

Holothuroidea - Molpadiida - Molpadiidae

Taxonomy
Molpadia was named by Risso (1826) [m. kosnik taxon no: 10543]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Molpadiidae by Rowe and Gates (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Molpadia Risso
1995Molpadia Rowe and Gates p. 308

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
subphylumEleutherozoa
—Echinozoa()
classHolothuroidea()
orderMolpadiida
familyMolpadiidae
genusMolpadiaRisso 1826

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.

G. Molpadia Risso 1826 [rat-tailed sea cucumber]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available