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Xenomolgula mira Ärnbäck, 1931

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Xenomolgula mira Ärnbäck, 1931
Name authority
Ärnbäck, 1931
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Ascidiacea
Order
Stolidobranchia
Family
Molgulidae
Genus
Xenomolgula
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
  6. orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
  7. familyMolgulidae Lacaze-Duthiers, 1877
  8. genusXenomolgula Ärnbäck, 1931
  9. speciesXenomolgula mira Ärnbäck, 1931

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 196 records assigned to Molgulidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. Arnback, C. L. (1931). On Xenomolgula mira, gen. et sp.n. and Lithonephyra complanata Alder and Hancock. Arkiv F. Zool., 23. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:7G8DZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.