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Cavaspongia

Protozoa - Spumellaria - Cavaspongiidae

Taxonomy
Cavaspongia was named by Pessagno (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: K Turo-l K Camp-l]. It is the type genus of Cavaspongiidae.

It was assigned to Cavaspongiidae by Pessagno (1973) and De Wever et al. (2001); and to Spumellaria by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Cavaspongia Pessagno
2001Cavaspongia De Wever et al. p. 116
2002Cavaspongia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
Life
Eukaryota()
classProtozoaGoldfuss 1820
subphylumSarcodinaSchmarda 1871
classReticulareaLankester 1885
RankNameAuthor
subclassRadiolaria(Müller 1858)
orderSpumellariaEhrenberg 1875
familyCavaspongiidaePessagno 1973
genusCavaspongiaPessagno 1973

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. †Cavaspongia Pessagno 1973
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Cavaspongia antelopensis Pessagno 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available