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Finksella

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Finksella was named by Rigby and Dixon (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 212]. It is not extant. Its type is Finksella turbinata.

It was assigned to Anthaspidellidae by Rigby and Dixon (1979); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
F. turbinata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Finksella Rigby and Dixon
2002Finksella Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
RankNameAuthor
suborderOrchocladinaRauff 1895
familyAnthaspidellidaeMiller 1889
genusFinksella

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. †Finksella Rigby and Dixon 1979
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Finksella turbinata Rigby and Dixon 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available