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Desmidodictyon

Stromatoporoidea - Clathrodictyida - Actinodictyidae

Taxonomy
Desmidodictyon was named by Nestor et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Desmidodictyon exoticum.

It was assigned to Actinodictyidae by Nestor et al. (2010).

Species
D. exoticum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Desmidodictyon Nestor et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderClathrodictyidaBogoyavlenskaya 1969
familyActinodictyidaeKhalfina and Yavorsky 1973
genusDesmidodictyon

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. †Desmidodictyon Nestor et al. 2010
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Desmidodictyon exoticum Nestor et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available