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Geodiidae

Demospongiae - Ancorinida - Geodiidae

Taxonomy
Geodiidae was named by Gray (1867). It is extant. Its type is Geodia.

It was assigned to Choristida by Rigby and Smith (1992); and to Ancorinida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Geodiidae Gray
1992Geodiidae Rigby and Smith p. 407
2004Geodiidae Finks et al. p. 188

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

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. Geodiidae Gray 1867
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Subfm. Erylinae Sollas 1888
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G. Erylus Gray 1867
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Subg. Erylus (Erylus) Reid 2004
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Subg. Erylus (Triate) Gray 1867
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G. Prodactylocalycites Reid 2004
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Invalid names: Dactylocalycites [replaced]
Subfm. †Geodiinae Gray 1867
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G. Caminus Schmidt 1862
G. †Conciliaspongia Robinson and Haslett 1995
G. †Cydonium Fleming 1828
G. Geodia Lamarck 1815
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Geodia avicula Brimaud and Vachard 1986
Geodia harmatuki Finks et al. 2011
G. †Geodiopsis Schrammen 1910
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Geodiopsis cretacea Schrammen 1899
Geodiopsis microthrinax Schrammen 1910
G. †Geoditesia Zhuravleva 1962
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Invalid names: Geodites Carter 1871 [replaced]
G. Pachymatisma Bowerbank 1842
G. †Rhaxella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available