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Aphrosalpinx

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Aphrosalpingidae

Taxonomy
Aphrosalpinx is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aphrosalpingidae by Rigby et al. (1994); to Calcarea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Fistulospongininae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Aphrosalpinx Rigby et al.
2002Aphrosalpinx Sepkoski
2004Aphrosalpinx Finks et al. p. 668

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
orderAgelasidaVerrill 1907
RankNameAuthor
familyAphrosalpingidaeMyagkova 1955
subfamilyFistulospongininaeTermier and Termier 1977
genusAphrosalpinx

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.

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Aphrosalpinx nana Rigby et al. 1994
Aphrosalpinx textilis Myagkova 1955
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available