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Platychonia schlotheimi

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Platychoniidae

Taxonomy
Scyphia schlotheimi was named by Goldfuss (1833). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platychonia schlotheimi by Schrammen (1937).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Scyphia schlotheimi Goldfuss
1937Platychonia schlotheimi Schrammen

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
familyPlatychoniidaeSchrammen 1924
genusPlatychoniaZittel 1878
speciesschlotheimi(Goldfuss 1833)

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.

Platychonia schlotheimi Goldfuss 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available