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Asconema

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Rossellidae

Taxonomy
Asconema was named by Kent (1870). It is extant.

It was assigned to Rossellidae by Brückner et al. (2003).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Asconema Kent
2003Asconema Brückner et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
familyRossellidaeGray 1872
genusAsconemaKent 1870

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. Asconema Kent 1870
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Asconema oligocaena Brückner et al. 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available