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Lyrodictya

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae

Taxonomy
Lyrodictya is a genus. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Lyrodictya Sepkoski
2004Lyrodictya Finks and Rigby p. 393

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
orderReticulosaReid 1958
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyDictyospongioideaHall and Clarke 1899
familyDictyospongiidaeHall and Clarke 1899
subfamilyCalathospongiinaeHall and Clarke 1899
genusLyrodictya

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.

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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