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Grantia

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Grantiidae

Taxonomy
Grantia was named by Fleming (1828). It is extant. It is the type genus of Grantiidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Grantia Fleming p. 524
2004Grantia Finks et al. p. 737

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderSycettidaBidder 1898
familyGrantiidaeDendy 1893
genusGrantiaFleming 1828

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. Grantia Fleming 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available