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Desmidopora

Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Desmidoporidae

Taxonomy
Desmidopora was named by Nicholson (1886) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Desmidoporidae by Hill (1981); and to Tabulospongida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Desmidopora Nicholson
1981Desmidopora Hill
2002Desmidopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
orderChaetetidaOkulitch 1936
familyDesmidoporidaePreobrazhenskiy 1968
genusDesmidoporaNicholson 1886

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. †Desmidopora Nicholson 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available