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Aulophax

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Taxonomy
Aulophax is a genus. It is extant.

It was assigned to Lychniscosa by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Aulophax Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
genusAulophax

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