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Ptychodesia

Hexactinellida - Innaecoeliida - Craticulariidae

Taxonomy
Ptychodesia was named by Schrammen (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant. Its type is Ptychodesia papillata.

It was assigned to Hexactinosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptophragmatinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Species
P. papillata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Ptychodesia Schrammen
2002Ptychodesia Sepkoski
2004Ptychodesia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderInnaecoeliidaBoiko 1990
RankNameAuthor
familyCraticulariidaeRauff 1893
subfamilyLeptophragmatinaeSchrammen 1912
genusPtychodesia

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. †Ptychodesia Schrammen 1912
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Ptychodesia papillata Schrammen 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available