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Talacastonia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Talacastonia was named by Beresi and Rigby (1993). It is not extant. Its type is Talacastonia chela.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Beresi and Rigby (1993).

Species
T. chela (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Talacastonia Beresi and Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusTalacastonia

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.

G. †Talacastonia Beresi and Rigby 1993
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Talacastonia chela Beresi and Rigby 1993
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available