Ausiidae

Extinct family of possible tunicates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ausiidae is a proposed family of extinct animals, possibly ascidian tunicates.[1]

Phylum:Chordata
Subphylum:Tunicata
Family:Ausiidae
Hahn and Pflug, 1985[2]
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Ausiidae
Temporal range: Ediacaran, 557–542 Ma[1]
Ausia fenestrata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Tunicata
Class: Ascidiacea (?)
Family: Ausiidae
Hahn and Pflug, 1985[2]
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Genera

Ausiidae contains 4 genera.[2]

  • Ausia Hahn and Pflug, 1985
  • Burykhia Fedonkin, Vickers-Rich, Swalla, Trusler & Hall, 2012
  • Finkoella Martyshyn and Uchman, 2021
  • Pharyngomorpha Martyshyn and Uchman, 2021

See also

  • Yarnemia, another possible Ediacaran tunicate

References

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