Hexactinellida

Translingual

Hexactinellida: selected specimens from class

Etymology

Hexactinella +‎ -ida

Proper noun

Hexactinellida

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
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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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