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Samidae

Demospongiae - Spirophorida - Samidae

Taxonomy
Samidae was named by Sollas (1888). It is extant.

It was assigned to Spirophorida by Pisera et al. (2006).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Samidae Sollas
2006Samidae Pisera et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderSpirophoridaBergquist and Hogg 1969
familySamidaeSollas 1888
familySamidaeSollas 1888

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. Samidae Sollas 1888
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G. Samus Gray 1867
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available