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Kalpinella

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Kalpinella was named by Hinde (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Kalpinella pateraeformis.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Kalpinella Hinde
2002Kalpinella Sepkoski
2004Kalpinella Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderTetracladinaZittel 1878
familySiphoniidaed'Orbigny 1851
subfamilyPhymatellinaeSchrammen 1910
genusKalpinellaHinde 1884

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. †Kalpinella Hinde 1884
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Kalpinella homalostega Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Kalpinella rugosa Hinde 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available