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Bolitesia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Bolitesia was named by Schrammen (1912) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant. Its type is Bolitesia mirabilis. It is the type genus of Bolitesiinae.

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

Species
B. mirabilis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Bolitesia Schrammen
2002Bolitesia Sepkoski
2004Bolitesia Finks et al. p. 535

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyBolitesiinaeSchrammen 1912
genusBolitesia

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. †Bolitesia Schrammen 1912
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Bolitesia mirabilis Schrammen 1912
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available