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Atractosella

Demospongiae

Taxonomy
Atractosella was named by Hinde (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 180]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Alcyonacea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tetractinomorpha by Finks et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1887Atractosella Hinde
2002Atractosella Sepkoski
2004Atractosella Finks et al. p. 171

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
RankNameAuthor
subclassTetractinomorphaLévi 1956
genusAtractosellaHinde 1887

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. †Atractosella Hinde 1887
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available