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Leiospongia alpina
Taxonomy
Ceriopora alpina was named by Klipstein (1845). Its type specimen is BMNH S10462 and is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Leiospongia alpina by Engeser and Taylor (1989).
It was recombined as Leiospongia alpina by Engeser and Taylor (1989).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1845 | Ceriopora alpina Klipstein p. 286 figs. Pl 19, fig 17 |
1989 | Leiospongia alpina Engeser and Taylor p. 42 fig. 1 |
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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.
†Leiospongia alpina Klipstein 1845
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available