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Camerospongia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Camerospongiidae

Taxonomy
Camerospongia was named by d'Orbigny (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: K Vala K Camp-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Scyphia fungiformis. It is the type genus of Camerospongiidae.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Cameroscyphia Goldfuss p. 218
1849Camerospongia d'Orbigny
2002Camerospongia Sepkoski
2004Camerospongia Finks et al. p. 537

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyCamerospongiidaeSchrammen 1912
genusCamerospongiad'Orbigny 1849

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. †Camerospongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Subg. †Camerospongia (Synolynthia) Pomel 1872
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Camerospongia elongata Lagneau-Herenger 1962
Camerospongia exanthematica Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Camerospongia neocomiensis Lagneau-Herenger 1947
Camerospongia pervia Schrammen 1912
Camerospongia tuberculata Frisone et al. 2016
Camerospongia visentinae Frisone et al. 2016
Invalid names: Cameroscyphia Goldfuss 1831 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available