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Lepidospongia fragilis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Plectodermatium fragile was named by Schrammen (1902). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Lepidospongia fragilis by Schrammen (1912).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Plectodermatium fragile Schrammen
1912Lepidospongia fragilis Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLepidospongiaRoemer 1864
speciesfragilis(Schrammen 1902)

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.

Lepidospongia fragilis Schrammen 1902
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available