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Ptychochaetetes (Ptychochaetetes)

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Ptychochaetetes (Ptychochaetetes) was named by Koechlin (1947). Its type is Ptychochaetetes ramosus.

It was assigned to Ptychochaetetes by Koechlin (1947), West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Ptychochaetetes (Ptychochaetetes) Koechlin p. 4
2015Ptychochaetetes (Ptychochaetetes) West et al. p. 289

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
genusPtychochaetetesKoechlin 1947
subgenusPtychochaetetesKoechlin 1947

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.

Subg. †Ptychochaetetes (Ptychochaetetes) Koechlin 1947
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:36:02
Modified: 2009-10-09 09:25:40
Source: c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available