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Scyphia

Taxonomy
Scyphia was named by Oken (1815). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Porifera by King (1850) and Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1815Scyphia Oken
1850Scyphia King p. 12
2004Scyphia Finks et al. p. 771

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
genusScyphiaOken 1815

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. †Scyphia Oken 1815
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Scyphia oeynhauseni Goldfuss 1826
Scyphia subcariosa Braun 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindp
Created: 2004-02-27 17:00:59
Modified: 2022-12-08 20:54:08
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy S. subcariosa (137429)