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Paleosphaeronites

Sphaeronitidae

Taxonomy
Paleosphaeronites was named by Prokop (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u Sepkoski's reference number: 805]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Diploporita by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sphaeronitidae by Mergl and Prokop (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Paleosphaeronites Prokop
2002Paleosphaeronites Sepkoski
2006Paleosphaeronites Mergl and Prokop p. 10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
RankNameAuthor
phylumEchinodermata
subphylumBlastozoa
superfamilySphaeronitidaNeumayr 1889
familySphaeronitidaeNeumayr 1889
genusPaleosphaeronitesProkop 1964

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. †Paleosphaeronites Prokop 1964
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Paleosphaeronites grossularia Mergl and Prokop 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available