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Darwinellidae (disused)

Demospongiae - Dendroceratida - Darwinellidae

Taxonomy
Darwinellidae was named by Merejkowsky (1879). It is extant.

It was assigned to Dendroceratida by de Voogd et al. (2022).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Darwinellidae Merejkowsky
2022Darwinellidae de Voogd et al. p. 131623

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassKeratosa
RankNameAuthor
orderDendroceratidaMinchin 1900
familyDarwinellidaeMerejkowsky 1879
familyDarwinellidaeMerejkowsky 1879

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.

Fm. Darwinellidae Merejkowsky 1879
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:06:32
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:12:28
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Whittington et al. 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available