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Farreidae

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae

Taxonomy
Farreidae was named by Schulze (1885). It is extant. Its type is Farrea.

It was assigned to Clavularia by Rigby and Albi (1996); to Hexactinosa by Reid (2004); and to Sceptrulophora by Worheide et al. (2012).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Farreidae Schulze
1996Farreidae Rigby and Albi p. 909
2004Farreidae Reid p. 460
2012Farreidae Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885

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. Farreidae Schulze 1885
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G. Chonodictyon Reid 1959
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G. Farrea Bowerbank 1862
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Farrea clarkei Schrammen 1912
Farrea oakleyi Reid 1959
Farrea occa Bowerbank 1862
Farrea rugosa Rigby and Albi 1996
Farrea tatei Reid 1959
G. †Hormathospongia Rigby et al. 1996
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Hormathospongia dictyota Rigby et al. 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available