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Leinia

Demospongiae - Hadromerida - Celyphiidae

Taxonomy
Leinia was named by Senowbari-Daryan (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Carn Sepkoski's reference number: 941]. It is not extant. Its type is Leinia schneebergensis.

It was assigned to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Celyphiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
L. schneebergensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Leinia Senowbari-Daryan
2002Leinia Sepkoski
2004Leinia Finks et al. p. 726

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderHadromeridaTopsent 1898
familyCelyphiidaeLaubenfels 1955
genusLeinia

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. †Leinia Senowbari-Daryan 1990
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Leinia schneebergensis Senowbari-Daryan 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available