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Ascidiacea (sea squirt)

Ascidiacea

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

It was assigned to Urochordata by Shu et al. (2001); to Urochordata by Nelson et al. (2016); and to Tunicata by Wendt (2018).

Sister taxa
Thaliacea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Ascidiacea Nielsen
2001Ascidiacea Shu et al. p. 472
2016Ascidiacea Nelson et al. p. 15
2018Ascidiacea Wendt p. 587

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumTunicataLamarck 1816
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995
classAscidiaceaNielsen 1995

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. 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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available