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Trochospongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Trochospongia was named by Roemer (1887).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Trochospongia Roemer p. 174
2004Trochospongia Finks et al. p. 96

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusTrochospongiaRoemer 1887

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. †Trochospongia Roemer 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2006-05-26 06:29:24
Modified: 2009-05-08 20:27:50
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available