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Taxa

Thaliacea

Class

Thaliacea is a class of marine chordates within the subphylum Tunicata, comprising the salps, pyrosomes, and doliolids. Unlike their bottom dwelling relatives the ascidians, from which they are believed to have descended, thaliaceans are free floating for their entire lives, and the group includes both solitary and colonial species with complex life cycles. Their pelagic, gelatinous bodies preserve poorly, so fossils of the class are extremely rare.

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Class 2
Thaliacea
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Pyrosome

Thaliacea
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Parent Taxon Of

Pyrosome, Species
Source Wikidata: Pyrosome
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ610887, descriptionView the Source
2. Wikipedia: Thaliacea
Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Thaliacea is a class of marine chordates within the subphylum Tunicata, comprising the salps, pyrosomes and doliolids.
  • In Group: Hemichordate and Tunicate Classes, Lead
    Thaliacea is a class of marine chordates within the subphylum Tunicata, comprising the salps, pyrosomes and doliolids.
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Wikidata: Thaliacea
Wikidata Q610887, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Pyrosome
Parent Taxon Of: Pyrosome, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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