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Rhizopoterionopsis

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Ventriculitidae

Taxonomy
Rhizopoterionopsis was named by Lachasse (1943) [Sepkoski's age data: K u]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1943Rhizopoterionopsis Lachasse
2002Rhizopoteronopsis Sepkoski
2004Rhizopoterionopsis Finks et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyVentriculitidaeSmith 1848
subfamilyVentriculitinaeSmith 1848
genusRhizopoterionopsisLachasse 1943

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. †Rhizopoterionopsis Lachasse 1943
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Rhizopoterionopsis pruvosti Defretin-Lefranc 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available