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Staphylopora

Demospongiae - Chaetetida - Chaetetidae

Taxonomy
Staphylopora was named by Le Maître (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Give]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Staphylopora Le Maître
1981Staphylopora Hill
2002Staphylopora Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderChaetetidaOkulitch 1936
RankNameAuthor
familyChaetetidaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1850
subfamilyChaetetinaeMilne-Edwards and Haime 1849
genusStaphyloporaLe Maître 1956

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. †Staphylopora Le Maître 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available