Hexactinellida

Translingual

Hexactinellida: selected specimens from class

Etymology

Hexactinella +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Hexactinellida

1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Porifera – glass sponges.

Usage notes

Some taxonomists regard the group as a separate phylum, named Symplasma.

Hyponyms

• (class): Amphidiscophora, Hexasterophora - extant subclasses; †Reticulosa - extinct subclass

References

• Hexactinellid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hexactinellida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hexactinellida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hexactinellida at World Register of Marine Species
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI