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Caminus

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Geodiidae

Taxonomy
Caminus was named by Schmidt (1862). It is extant.

It was assigned to Geodiinae by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Caminus Schmidt p. 48
2004Caminus Finks et al. p. 189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassChoristida(Sollas 1888)
RankNameAuthor
orderAncorinidaReid 1968
familyGeodiidaeGray 1867
subfamilyGeodiinaeGray 1867
genusCaminusSchmidt 1862

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. Caminus Schmidt 1862
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicao
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 09:18:29
Modified: 2007-10-08 11:18:29
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Whittington et al. 1997, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available