Titusvillia
Titusvillia is an extinct genus of colonial glass sponges that existed during the carboniferous period around 300 million years ago.[1][2] It is represented by a single species, Titusvillia drakei.
| Titusvillia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Hexactinellida |
| Order: | †Lyssakida |
| Family: | †Titusvilliidae |
| Genus: | †Titusvillia Caster, 1939 |
| Species: | †T. drakei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Titusvillia drakei Caster, 1939 | |
Taxonomy
It is uncertain if taxa in the clade Silicarea are a separate phylum, or contained within the phylum Porifera.[3]
References
- The Paleobiology Database
- Cornell University News
- Invertebrate Zoology (according to this source Silicispongea is part of Porifera however, according to the Paleobiology Database Silicispongea is its own phylum)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.