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Nepheliospongia

Hexactinellida

Taxonomy
Nepheliospongia was named by Clarke (1900) [Sepkoski's age data: D u]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinellida by Sepkoski (2002) and Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Nepheliospongia Clarke p. 189
2002Nephelispongia Sepkoski
2004Nepheliospongia Finks and Rigby p. 448

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
genusNepheliospongiaClarke 1900

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. †Nepheliospongia Clarke 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available