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Amplaspongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

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

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Webby (1988) and Percival et al. (2001).

Species
A. bulba (type species), A. magnipora

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Amplaspongia Rigby and Webby
2001Amplaspongia Percival et al.

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

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. †Amplaspongia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Amplaspongia bulba Rigby and Webby 1988
Amplaspongia magnipora Rigby and Webby 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available