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Leiostracosia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Leiostracosia was named by Schrammen (1902) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant K Maes Sepkoski's reference number: 622,1066]. It is not extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Leiostracosia Schrammen
2002Leiostracosia Sepkoski
2004Leiostracosia Finks et al. p. 532

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusLeiostracosiaSchrammen 1902

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. †Leiostracosia Schrammen 1902
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Leiostracosia alpina Herenger 1944
Leiostracosia angustata Roemer 1841
Leiostracosia brandesi Schrammen 1912
Leiostracosia punctata Schrammen 1902
Leiostracosia robusta Schrammen 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available