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Toulminia

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Camerospongiidae

Taxonomy
Toulminia was named by Zittel (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: J Oxfo-l K Sn Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

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

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Toulminia Zittel
1912Phalacrus Schrammen
2002Ornatus Sepkoski
2002Toulminia Sepkoski
2004Toulminia Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
familyCamerospongiidaeSchrammen 1912
genusToulminiaZittel 1877

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. †Toulminia Zittel 1877
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Toulminia benettiae Mantell 1822
Toulminia catenifer Smith 1848
Toulminia compressa Schrammen 1912
Toulminia italica Frisone et al. 2016
Toulminia wollemanni Schrammen 1912
Invalid names: Phalacrus Schrammen 1912 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available