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Nethea

Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Pachastrellidae

Taxonomy
Nethea was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Nethea Sollas p. 103
2004Nethea Finks et al. p. 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderPachastrellida
familyPachastrellidaeCarter 1875
subfamilyPachastrellinaeCarter 1875
genusNetheaSollas 1888

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. Nethea Sollas 1888
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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