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Radiospongilla

Demospongiae - Spongillida - Spongillidae

Taxonomy
Radiospongilla was named by Penny and Racek (1968). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Radiospongilla Penny and Racek p. 61
2004Radiospongilla Finks et al. p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassHeteroscleromorphaCardenas et al. 2012
RankNameAuthor
orderSpongillidaManconi and Pronzato 2002
familySpongillidaeGray 1867
genusRadiospongillaPenny and Racek 1968

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. Radiospongilla Penny and Racek 1968
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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: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available