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Lyssakida

Hexactinellida - Lyssakida

Taxonomy
Lyssakida was named by Zittel (1877). It is extant.

It was corrected as Lyssacinosa by Finks et al. (2004) and Chacaltana and Carrera (2018).

It was assigned to Hyalospongea by Henningsmoen (1958); to Hexasterophora by Finks et al. (2004); and to Hexactinellida by Brock and Cooper (1993) and Chacaltana and Carrera (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Lyssakida Zittel
1958Lyssakida Henningsmoen
1993Lyssakida Brock and Cooper p. 763
2002Lyssacinosida Sepkoski
2004Lyssacinosa Finks et al. p. 449
2012Lyssacinosida Worheide et al. p. 35 figs. Fig. 1.5
2018Lyssacinosa Chacaltana and Carrera p. 217

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
RankNameAuthor
orderLyssakidaZittel 1877
orderLyssakidaZittel 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.

Or. Lyssakida Zittel 1877
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G. †Dilatispongia Botting 2004
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Dilatispongia tumidus Botting 2004
Fm. †Holasterellidae de Laubensfels 1955
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Fm. †Hyalostellidae Chapman 1940
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G. †Calcihexactina Sdzuy 1969
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available