IRMNG - Urochordata

IRMNG taxon details

Urochordata

IRMNG_ID

11905118 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11905118)

Classification

Authority

Lankester, 1877

Status

accepted

Rank

Subphylum

Parent

Chordata

Synonymised names

Tunicata · unaccepted (alternative, non-preferred name)

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Class Appendicularia
Class Ascidiacea
Genus Megasiphon Nanglu, Lerosey-Aubril, Weaver & Ortega-Hernández, 2023 †
Class Thaliacea
Genus Chaonites Passy, 1832 † accepted as Choanites Mantell, 1822 † (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Class Urochordata (awaiting allocation) (temporary name)
Genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 † (uncertain)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Synonym is Tunicata in other classifications, Urochordata is preferred in Ruggiero et al., 2015.

Taxonomic remark Synonym is Tunicata in other classifications, Urochordata is preferred in Ruggiero et al., 2015. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Urochordata. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11905118 on 2026-01-20

Taxonomic edit history

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2017-04-23 06:50:01Z

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current name source Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248., available online at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0119248 [details]

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Taxonomic remark Synonym is Tunicata in other classifications, Urochordata is preferred in Ruggiero et al., 2015. [details]