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Ponticulocarpus

Stylophora - Cornuta - Cothurnocystidae

Taxonomy
Ponticulocarpus was named by Sumrall and Sprinkle (1999). It is not extant. Its type is Ponticulocarpus robisoni.

It was assigned to Cothurnocystidae by Sumrall and Sprinkle (1999).

Species
P. robisoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Ponticulocarpus Sumrall and Sprinkle p. 888

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumEchinodermata
RankNameAuthor
classStylophoraGill and Caster 1960
orderCornutaJaekel 1901
suborderCothurnocystidaBather 1913
familyCothurnocystidaeBather 1913
genusPonticulocarpus

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. †Ponticulocarpus Sumrall and Sprinkle 1999
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Ponticulocarpus robisoni Sumrall and Sprinkle 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available