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Helminthophyllidae

Demospongiae - Helminthophyllidae

Taxonomy
Helminthophyllidae was named by Schrammen (1937). It is not extant. Its type is Helminthophyllum.

It was assigned to Choristida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Helminthophyllum (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Helminthophyllidae Schrammen
2004Helminthophyllidae Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
familyHelminthophyllidaeSchrammen 1937
familyHelminthophyllidaeSchrammen 1937

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.

Fm. †Helminthophyllidae Schrammen 1937
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G. †Helminthophyllum Schrammen 1937
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Helminthophyllum feifeli Schrammen 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available