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Toulminia catenifer

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Camerospongiidae

Taxonomy
Cephalites catenifer was named by Smith (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Toulminia catenifer by Zittel (1877).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Cephalites catenifer Smith
1877Toulminia catenifer Zittel

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCamerospongiidaeSchrammen 1912
genusToulminiaZittel 1877
speciescatenifer(Smith 1848)

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.

Toulminia catenifer Smith 1848
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available