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Discostroma

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Discostromatidae

Taxonomy
Discostroma was named by Zittel (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J u]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Discostromatidae, Discostromatinae.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Discostroma Zittel
2002Discostroma Sepkoski
2004Discostroma Finks et al. p. 295

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyPlatychoniodeaSchrammen 1924
familyDiscostromatidaeSchrammen 1924
subfamilyDiscostromatinaeSchrammen 1924
genusDiscostromaZittel 1878

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. †Discostroma Zittel 1878
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Discostroma intricatum Quenstedt 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available