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Saynospongia

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Staurodermatidae

Taxonomy
Saynospongia was named by Moret (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: J u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassHexasterophoraSchulze 1886
RankNameAuthor
orderHexactinosaSchrammen 1903
familyStaurodermatidaeZittel 1877
genusSaynospongiaMoret 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. †Saynospongia Moret 1927
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Saynospongia palmicea Dumortier 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available