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Anthracosycon

Demospongiae - Anthracosyconidae

Taxonomy
Anthracosycon was named by Girty (1908) [Sepkoski's age data: P Leon-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 203]. Its type is Anthracosycon ficus. It is the type genus of Anthracosyconidae.

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

Species
A. auriforme, A. ficus (type species), A. regulare

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Anthracosycon Girty
2002Anthracosycon Sepkoski
2004Anthracosycon Finks et al. p. 124

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthracosyconidae
genusAnthracosycon

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. †Anthracosycon Girty 1908
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Anthracosycon ficus Girty 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available