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Craniella

Demospongiae - Craniellida - Tetillidae

Taxonomy
Craniella was named by Schmidt (1870) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Astrophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tetillidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Craniella Schmidt p. 66
2002Craniella Sepkoski
2004Craniella Finks et al. p. 194

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderCraniellidaReid 1968
familyTetillidaeSollas 1886
genusCraniellaSchmidt 1870

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. Craniella Schmidt 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available