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Hazelia walcotti

Demospongiae - Protomonaxonida - Hazeliidae

Taxonomy
Leptomitus walcotti was named by Resser and Howell (1938). It is not extant. Its type locality is USNM locality 12x, Getz Quarry, which is in a Dyeran marine shale in the Kinzers Formation of Pennsylvania.

It was recombined as Hazelia walcotti by Rigby (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Leptomitus walcotti Resser and Howell
1987Hazelia walcotti Rigby

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderProtomonaxonida
familyHazeliidaeDe Laubenfels 1955
genusHazeliaWalcott 1920
specieswalcotti(Resser and Howell 1938)

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.

Hazelia walcotti Resser and Howell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available