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Cliefdenospongia

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Saccospongiidae

Taxonomy
Cliefdenospongia was named by Rigby and Webby (1988). It is not extant. Its type is Cliefdenospongia lamina.

It was assigned to Saccospongiidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
C. lamina (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cliefdenospongia Rigby and Webby
2004Cliefdenospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderMegalithistida
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familySaccospongiidae
genusCliefdenospongia

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. †Cliefdenospongia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Cliefdenospongia lamina Rigby and Webby 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available