Taxonomy Profile: Lithistida (Sollas 1888)

Lithistida: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Order
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Lithistida: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Radiata
Phylum : Porifera
sponges |
esponja |
porifero |
éponges |
Class : Demospongiae
Order : Lithistida
Lithistida Direct Children(s):
Desmanthidae
(Topsent 1894)
Scleritodermidae
(Sollas 1888)
Neopeltidae
(Sollas 1888)
Pleromidae
(Sollas 1888)
Corallistidae
(Sollas 1888)
Theonellidae
(Lendenfeld 1903)
Siphonidiidae
(Lendenfeld 1903)
Azoricidae
(Sollas 1888)
Vetulinidae
(Lendenfeld 1903)
Phymatellidae
(Schrammen 1910)
Isoraphiniidae
(Schrammen 1924)
Macandrewiidae
(Schrammen 1924)
Phymaraphiniidae
(Schrammen 1910)
Arabescula
(Carter 1873)
Collectella
(Schmidt 1880)
Collinella
(Schmidt 1879)
Plakidium
(Lendenfeld 1907)
Poritella
(Schmidt 1879)
Lithistida: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Rob van Soest
Notes:
Universiteit van Amsterdam; Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica
Reference for:
Lithistida
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Hooper, John N. A., and Rob W. M. van Soest, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2002-01-01 / 2002-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges
Page(s):
xlviii + 1708
Publisher:
Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-306-47260-0/
Notes:
Published in two volumes: Volume 1 - Introductions and Demospongiae; Volume 2 - Calcarea, Hexactinellida, Sphinctozoa, Archaeocyatha, unrecognizable taxa, and Index of higher taxa
Reference for:
Lithistida
Lithistida: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Lithistida: Comments
Comment:
Dr. Rob van Soest (personal communication, February 2004) recommends the continued use of Order Lithistida Sollas 1888, even though it is now considered polyphyletic, as much work remains to determine an appropriate classification for related taxa