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Rhodanospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae

Taxonomy
Rhodanospongia was named by Moret (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: J m Sepkoski's reference number: 218]. It is not extant. Its type is Rhodanospongia robusta.

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

Species
R. robusta (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Rhodanospongia Moret
2002Rhodanospongia Sepkoski
2004Rhodanospongia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyStaurodermatidaeZittel 1877
genusRhodanospongiaMoret 1927

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. †Rhodanospongia Moret 1927
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Rhodanospongia robusta Moret 1927
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available