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Regispongia

Heteractinida - Octactinellida - Wewokellidae

Taxonomy
Regispongia was named by Rigby (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P Asse-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,222]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heteractinida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Wewokellidae by Rigby et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Regispongia Rigby
2002Regispongia Sepkoski
2005Regispongia Rigby et al. p. 533

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHeteractinidaHinde 1888
RankNameAuthor
orderOctactinellidaHinde 1887
familyWewokellidaeKing 1943
genusRegispongia

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. †Regispongia Rigby 1978
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Regispongia contorta King 1943
Regispongia fluegeli Rigby et al. 2005
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available