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Lelapiidae

Calcarea - Calcaronea - Lelapiidae

Taxonomy
Lelapiidae was named by Dendy and Row (1913). It is extant. Its type is Lelapia.

It was assigned to Stellispongiida by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Kebira, Lelapia (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Lelapiidae Dendy and Row
2004Lelapiidae Finks et al. p. 750

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
orderCalcaroneaBidder 1898
RankNameAuthor
orderStellispongiida
familyLelapiidaeDendy and Row 1913
familyLelapiidaeDendy and Row 1913

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. Lelapiidae Dendy and Row 1913
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G. Kebira Row 1909
G. Lelapia Gray 1867
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-09 18:57:37
Modified: 2009-05-09 20:57:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available