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Aphrocallistes alveolites

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Aphrocallistidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia alveolites was named by Roemer (1841). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Aphrocallistes alveolites by Zittel (1878).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Scyphia alveolites Roemer
1878Aphrocallistes alveolites Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyAphrocallistidaeGray 1867
genusAphrocallistesGray 1858
speciesalveolites(Roemer 1841)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available