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Scythophymia

Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida - Scleritodermatidae

Taxonomy
Scythophymia was named by Pomel (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Scythophymia Pomel p. 131
2002Scythophyma Sepkoski
2004Scythophymia Finks et al. p. 304

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassLithistida(Schmidt 1870)
orderSpirosclerophoridaReid 1963
RankNameAuthor
suborderRhizomorinaZittel 1895
superfamilyScleritodermatoideaSollas 1888
familyScleritodermatidaeSollas 1888
subfamilyAmphithelioninaeSchrammen 1924
genusScythophymiaPomel 1872

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. †Scythophymia Pomel 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available