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Hexatractiella

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Protospongiidae

Taxonomy
Hexatractiella was named by Mehl (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Protospongioidea by Mehl (1996); to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Protospongiidae by Rigby et al. (1998) and Finks and Rigby (2004).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Hexatractiella Mehl
1998Hexatractiella Rigby et al.
2002Hexactractiella Sepkoski
2004Hexatractiella Finks and Rigby p. 351

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyProtospongioideaHinde 1887
familyProtospongiidaeHinde 1887
genusHexatractiellaMehl 1996

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. †Hexatractiella Mehl 1996
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Hexatractiella nevadensis Rigby and Stuart 1988
Hexatractiella pseudonevadensis Rigby et al. 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available