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Leptomitidae

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Leptomitidae

Taxonomy
Leptomitidae was named by De Laubenfels (1955). Its type is Leptomitus.

It was assigned to Protomonaxonida by Finks et al. (2004) and García-Bellido et al. (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Leptomitidae De Laubenfels
2004Leptomitidae Finks et al. p. 9
2007Leptomitidae García-Bellido et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
familyLeptomitidaeDe Laubenfels 1955

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. †Leptomitidae De Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Leptomitella Rigby 1986
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Leptomitella confusa Chen et al. 1989
Leptomitella conica Chen et al. 1989
Leptomitella incepta Rigby and Collins 2004
Leptomitella metta Rigby 1983
G. †Leptomitus Walcott 1886
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Leptomitus conicus García-Bellido et al. 2007
Leptomitus lineatus Walcott 1920
Leptomitus minor Resser and Howell 1938
Leptomitus teretiusculus Chen et al. 1989
Leptomitus undulatus Rigby and Collins 2004
Leptomitus zitteli Walcott 1886
Invalid names: Tuponia Walcott 1920 [synonym]
G. †Paraleptomitella Chen et al. 1989
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Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen et al. 1989
Paraleptomitella globula Chen et al. 1989
G. †Pseudoleptomitus Botting 2019
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Pseudoleptomitus advenus Botting 2019
G. †Wareiella Rigby and Harris 1979
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Wareiella typicala Rigby and Harris 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available