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Multivasculatus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Multivasculatidae

Taxonomy
Multivasculatus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Multivasculatidae.

It was assigned to Reticulosa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Multivasculatidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Multivasculatus Sepkoski
2004Multivasculatus Finks and Rigby p. 362

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyDierespongioideaRigby and Gutschick 1976
familyMultivasculatidaede Laubenfels 1955
genusMultivasculatus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available