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Phrissospongia

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Corallistidae

Taxonomy
Phrissospongia was named by Moret (1926) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Phrissospongia Moret
2002Phrissospongia Sepkoski
2004Phrissospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderTetralithistidaLagneau-Hérenger 1962
RankNameAuthor
suborderDicranocladinaSchrammen 1924
familyCorallistidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyGignouxiinaeDe Laubenfels
genusPhrissospongiaMoret 1926

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. †Phrissospongia Moret 1926
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Phrissospongia hoffmanni Wagner 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available