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Turonia

Demospongiae - Tetralithistida - Siphoniidae

Taxonomy
Turonia was named by Michelin (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l K Maes-l Sepkoski's reference number: 642]. It is not extant. Its type is Turonia variabilis.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Turonia Michelin
2002Turonia Sepkoski
2004Turonia 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
subfamilySiphoniinaed'Orbigny 1851
genusTuroniaMichelin 1847

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. †Turonia Michelin 1847
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Turonia cerebriformis Schrammen 1910
Turonia constricta Zittel 1878
Turonia globosa Wagner 1963
Turonia induta Zittel 1878
Turonia variabilis Michelin 1847
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available