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Ceratoporella

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Astroscleridae

Taxonomy
Ceratoporella was named by Hickson (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Ceratoporellidae by Wood (1987); to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Astroscleridae by West et al. (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Ceratoporella Hickson
1987Ceratoporella Wood
2002Ceratoporella Sepkoski
2015Ceratoporella West et al. p. 243

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
familyAstroscleridae
genusCeratoporellaHickson 1911

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. Ceratoporella Hickson 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available