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Heliospongia excavata

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Heliospongiidae

Taxonomy
Heliospongia excavata was named by King (1933). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Heliospongia excavata King

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHeliospongiidaeFinks 1960
genusHeliospongiaGirty 1908
speciesexcavataKing 1933

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.

Heliospongia excavata King 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available