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Chenendopora

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Chenendoporidae

Taxonomy
Chenendopora was named by Lamouroux (1821) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1021]. It is not extant. Its type is Chenendopora fungiformis. It is the type genus of Chenendoporidae.

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

Species
C. fungiformis (type species), C. marsili
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1821Chenendopora Lamouroux
2002Chenendopora Sepkoski
2004Chenendopora Finks et al. p. 235

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familyChenendoporidaeRoemer 1864
genusChenendoporaLamouroux 1821

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. †Chenendopora Lamouroux 1821
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Chenendopora fungiformis Lamouroux 1821
Chenendopora marsili Stoppani 1865
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available