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Patellispongia

Demospongiae - Anthaspidellidae

Taxonomy
Patellispongia was named by Bassler (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 880]. Its type is Patellispongia oculata.

It was assigned to Archaeoscyphidae by Bassler (1927); to Anthaspidellidae by Johns (1994); and to Lithistida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Patellispongia Bassler p. 393
1994Patellispongia Johns
2002Patellispongia Sepkoski

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

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. †Patellispongia Bassler 1927
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Patellispongia alternata Rigby and Chatterton 1989
Patellispongia argentina Carrera 1994
Patellispongia attenuata Rigby and Chatterton 1999
Patellispongia australis Rigby and Webby 1988
Patellispongia clintoni Bassler 1927
Patellispongia mackenziensis Rigby and Chatterton 1999
Patellispongia minutipora Bassler 1927
Patellispongia oculata Bassler 1927
Patellispongia robusta Beresi and Rigby 1993
Patellispongia rugosa Rigby and Chatterton 1999
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available