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Caryoconus

Demospongiae - Astylospongiidae

Taxonomy
Caryoconus was named by Rhebergen and van Kempen (2002).

It was assigned to Astylospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Caryoconus Rhebergen and van Kempen p. 188
2004Caryoconus Finks et al. p. 134

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAstylospongiidaeZittel 1877
genusCaryoconusRhebergen and van Kempen 2002

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Caryoconus Rhebergen and van Kempen 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available