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Lutetia

Demospongiae - Spongillida - Spongillidae

Taxonomy
Lutetia was named by Richter and Wittke (1999). It is extant.

It was assigned to Spongillidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Lutetia Richter and Wittke p. 184
2004Lutetia Finks et al. p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassHeteroscleromorphaCardenas et al. 2012
RankNameAuthor
orderSpongillidaManconi and Pronzato 2002
familySpongillidaeGray 1867
genusLutetiaRichter and Wittke 1999

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. Lutetia Richter and Wittke 1999
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:48:44
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:48:44
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available