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Clionaidae

Demospongiae - Clavulina - Clionaidae

Taxonomy
Clionaidae was named by d'Orbigny (1851). Its type is Cliona.

It was assigned to Clavulina by Finks et al. (2004); and to Demospongiae by Worheide et al. (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Clionaidae d'Orbigny
2004Clionaidae Finks et al. p. 35
2012Clionaidae Worheide et al. p. 31 figs. Fig. 1.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classDemospongiae(Sollas 1875)
subclassClavaxinellidaLevi 1956
RankNameAuthor
orderClavulinaVosmaer 1887
familyClionaidaed'Orbigny 1851
familyClionaidaed'Orbigny 1851

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.

Fm. †Clionaidae d'Orbigny 1851
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G. Alectona Carter 1879
G. †Clionoides Fenton and Fenton 1932
G. †Clionolithes Clark 1908
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Invalid names: Olkenbachia [synonym]
G. †Entobia Bronn 1838
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Entobia cateniformis Bromley and D'Alessandro 1984
Entobia cretacea Portlock 1843
Entobia laquea Bromley and D'Alessandro 1984
Invalid names: Entobia Bronn 1838 [objective synonym]
G. †Filuroda Solle 1938
G. †Palaeosabella Clarke 1921
G. †Runia Marek 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available