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Perissocoelia

Demospongiae - Streptosolenidae

Taxonomy
Perissocoelia was named by Rigby and Webby (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: O u Sepkoski's reference number: 880]. It is not extant. Its type is Perissocoelia habra.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Webby (1988); to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Streptosolenidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. gelasinina, P. habra (type species), P. spinosa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Perissocoelia Rigby and Webby
2002Perissocoelia Sepkoski
2004Perissocoelia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyStreptosolenidae
genusPerissocoelia

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. †Perissocoelia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Perissocoelia gelasinina Rigby and Chatterton 1989
Perissocoelia habra Rigby and Webby 1988
Perissocoelia spinosa Rigby and Chatterton 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available