Khmeriamorpha
Appearance
Khmeriamorpha Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Tunicata |
Class: | Ascidiacea |
Order: | †Khmeriamorpha Wendt, 2018 |
Genera and species | |
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Khmeriamorpha is an order of extinct ascidians, characterized by a composite calcareous exoskeleton. It is known from the Late Permian to Late Triassic, and comprises the genera Khmeria and Zardinisoma.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Wendt, Jobst (July 2018). Hautmann, Michael (ed.). "The first tunicate with a calcareous exoskeleton (Upper Triassic, northern Italy)". Palaeontology. 61 (4): 575–595. doi:10.1111/pala.12356. ISSN 0031-0239.