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Thrombus

Demospongiae - Astrophorida - Thrombidae

Taxonomy
Thrombus is a genus. It is extant. It is the type genus of Thrombidae.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Thrombus Sepkoski
2004Thrombus Finks et al. p. 177

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
Tetractinellida
RankNameAuthor
orderAstrophorida
familyThrombidaeSollas 1888
genusThrombus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available