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Sestrodictyon

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Sporadopylidae

Taxonomy
Sestrodictyon was named by Hinde (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Ceno-m Sepkoski's reference number: 622]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Sestrodictyon Hinde
2002Sestrodictyon Sepkoski
2004Sestrodictyon Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familySporadopylidaeSchrammen 1937
genusSestrodictyonHinde 1884

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. †Sestrodictyon Hinde 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available