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Polycornua trescelestus

Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Pseudolanciculidae

Taxonomy
Polycornua trescelestus 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 Polycornua.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Polycornua trescelestus Botting

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLyssacinosa(Zittel 1877)
RankNameAuthor
superfamilyBrachiospongioidea
familyPseudolanciculidae
genusPolycornua
speciestrescelestus

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.

Polycornua trescelestus Botting 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available