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Rossellinae

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae

Taxonomy
Rossellinae was named by Schulze (1885). It is extant. It is the type subfamily of Rossellidae.

It was assigned to Rossellidae by Reid (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Rossellinae Schulze
2004Rossellinae Reid p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
familyRossellidaeGray 1872
subfamilyRossellinaeSchulze 1885
subfamilyRossellinaeSchulze 1885

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.

Subfm. Rossellinae Schulze 1885
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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: 2009-05-08 19:10:17
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:10:17
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available