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Polyschema

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae

Taxonomy
Polyschema is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Staurodermatidae by Reid (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Polyschema Sepkoski
2004Polyschema Reid p. 498

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyStaurodermatidaeZittel 1877
genusPolyschema

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available