Euplectellidae Temporal range:
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Venus Flower Basket ( Euplectella aspergillum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Hexactinellida |
Order: | Lyssacinosida |
Family: |
Euplectellidae Gray, 1867 [2] |
Subfamilies | |
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Euplectellidae is a family of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the order Lyssacinosa, first represented in the Ordovician fossil record, substantially older than molecular estimates of the clade's age. [1]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the family includes the following subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily
Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002
Subfamily Corbitellinae Gray, 1872
Subfamily Euplectellinae Gray, 1867
Euplectellidae Temporal range:
| |
---|---|
Venus Flower Basket ( Euplectella aspergillum) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Hexactinellida |
Order: | Lyssacinosida |
Family: |
Euplectellidae Gray, 1867 [2] |
Subfamilies | |
|
Euplectellidae is a family of glass sponges (Hexactinellids) belonging to the order Lyssacinosa, first represented in the Ordovician fossil record, substantially older than molecular estimates of the clade's age. [1]
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the family includes the following subfamilies and genera:
Subfamily
Bolosominae Tabachnick, 2002
Subfamily Corbitellinae Gray, 1872
Subfamily Euplectellinae Gray, 1867