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Miritubus erinaceus

Demospongiae - Dictyoceratida - Dysideidae

Taxonomy
Miritubus erinaceus was named by Botting (2005). It is not extant. Its type locality is Llandegley Rocks, which is in a Llanvirn shoreface sandstone in the Builth Volcanic Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Miritubus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Miritubus erinaceus Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassKeratosa
RankNameAuthor
orderDictyoceratida
familyDysideidaeGray 1867
genusMiritubus
specieserinaceus

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.

Miritubus erinaceus Botting 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available