Hexacrobylidae

The name of this taxon appears to be invalid under the relevant nomenclatural code, as it is a redundant synonym of Molgulidae.

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Aspiraculata
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Tunicata Classis: Sorberacea Ordo: Aspiraculata

Hexacrobylidae Seeliger, 1906: 1198

Type genus: Hexacrobylus Sluiter, 1905, by monotypy.
Status: invalid synonymised with Molgulidae by Tatián, Lagger, Demarchi & Mattoni (2011: 610)

Seeliger, O. 1893–1906. Tunicata: Manteltiere. In: Bronn's Klassen und Ordnungen des Tier-Reichs. Band 3, Supplement 1, Abt. 1: Die Appendicularien und Ascidien. Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft: Leipzig. 1–1280 pp. + XLI plates. BHL (1–464); BHL (465–1120); BHL (1121–1280) Reference page.

Kott, P. 1989. The family Hexacrobylidae Seeliger, 1906 (Ascidiacea, Tunicata). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 27(2): 517–534. BHL Reference page.
Tatián, M., Lagger, C., Demarchi, M. & Mattoni, C. 2011. Molecular phylogeny endorses the relationship between carnivorous and filter-feeding tunicates (Tunicata, Ascidiacea). Zoologica Scripta 40(6): 603–612. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2011.00493.x Reference page.