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Amphilectella

Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Pleromatidae

Taxonomy
Amphilectella was named by Schrammen (1901) [Sepkoski's age data: K u K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1021]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Amphilectella Schrammen
2002Amphilectella Sepkoski
2004Amphiplectella Finks et al. p. 262

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderMegalithistida
RankNameAuthor
suborderMegamorinaZittel 1878
familyPleromatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyHeterostiniinaeSchrammen 1924
genusAmphilectellaSchrammen 1901

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. †Amphilectella Schrammen 1901
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Amphilectella piriformis Schrammen 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available