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Cyathophyscus

Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Hintzespongiidae

Taxonomy
Cyathophyscus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Porifera by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hintzespongiidae by Finks and Rigby (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Cyathophyscus Sepkoski
2004Cyathophyscus Finks and Rigby p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
subclassAmphidiscophora
RankNameAuthor
orderReticulosaReid 1958
superfamilyHintzespongioideaFinks 1983
familyHintzespongiidae
genusCyathophyscus

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