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Rhaphidhistia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Haplistiidae

Taxonomy
Rhaphidhistia was named by Carter (1878).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Rhaphidhistia Carter p. 140
2004Rhaphidhistia Finks et al. p. 150

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyHaplistiidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusRhaphidhistiaCarter 1878

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. †Rhaphidhistia Carter 1878
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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