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Pillaraspongiidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Pillaraspongiidae

Taxonomy
Pillaraspongiidae was named by Rigby (1986). It is not extant. It is the type family of Pillaraspongioidea.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Rigby (1986); and to Pillaraspongioidea by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Pillaraspongiidae Rigby
2004Pillaraspongiidae Finks and Rigby p. 430

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
superfamilyPillaraspongioideaRigby 1986
familyPillaraspongiidae
familyPillaraspongiidae

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. †Pillaraspongiidae Rigby 1986
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G. †Pillaraspongia Rigby 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available