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Fenestrospongia

Demospongiae - Streptosclerophorida - Hindiidae

Taxonomy
Fenestrospongia was named by Rigby and Webby (1988) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Fenestrospongia explanata.

It was assigned to Hindiidae by Rigby and Webby (1988); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. explanata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Fenestrospongia Rigby and Webby
2002Fenestrospongia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderStreptosclerophorida
suborderEutaxicladina
familyHindiidaeRauff 1894
genusFenestrospongia

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. †Fenestrospongia Rigby and Webby 1988
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Fenestrospongia explanata Rigby and Webby 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available