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Elasmostoma fomes

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Stellispongiidae

Taxonomy
Elasmostoma fomes was named by Müller (1984). It is not extant. Its type locality is Heuberg, Donnstetten, which is in a Tithonian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Elasmostoma fomes Müller

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
orderStellispongiida
RankNameAuthor
familyStellispongiidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
subfamilyStellispongiinaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusElasmostomaFromentel 1860
speciesfomes

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.

Elasmostoma fomes Müller 1984
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available