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Dercitus

Demospongiae - Pachastrellida - Pachastrellidae

Taxonomy
Dercitus was named by Gray (1967). It is extant. It is the type genus of Halininae.

It was assigned to Halininae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Halina Bowerbank
1967Dercitus Gray p. 542
2002Halina Sepkoski
2004Dercitus Finks et al. p. 182

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderPachastrellida
familyPachastrellidaeCarter 1875
subfamilyHalininaede Laubenfels 1934
genusDercitusGray 1967

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. Dercitus Gray 1967
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Invalid names: Halina Bowerbank 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available