Titusvillia

Titusvillia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Hexactinellida
Order: †Lyssakida
Family: †Titusvilliidae
Genus: †Titusvillia
Caster, 1939
Species:
†T. drakei
Binomial name
†Titusvillia drakei
Caster, 1939

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.

Taxonomy

It is uncertain if taxa in the clade Silicarea are a separate phylum, or contained within the phylum Porifera.[3]

References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Cornell University News
  3. ^ Invertebrate Zoology (according to this source Silicispongea is part of Porifera however, according to the Paleobiology Database Silicispongea is its own phylum)


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