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Hormathospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Farreidae

Taxonomy
Hormathospongia was named by Rigby et al. (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u]. It is not extant. Its type is Hormathospongia dictyota.

It was assigned to Farreidae by Rigby et al. (1996); and to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
H. dictyota (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Hormathospongia Rigby et al.
2002Hormathospongia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyFarreidaeSchulze 1885
genusHormathospongia

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. †Hormathospongia Rigby et al. 1996
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Hormathospongia dictyota Rigby et al. 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available