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Hydnocerina

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Hydnocerina was named by Clarke (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: D u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hydnoceratinae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Hydnocerina Clarke p. 182
2002Hydnocerina Sepkoski
2004Hydnocerina Finks and Rigby p. 389

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyHydnoceratinae
genusHydnocerinaClarke 1918

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. †Hydnocerina Clarke 1918
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 19:18:49
Modified: 2009-05-09 21:18:49
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available