Dictyonellidae is a family of sponges in the order Bubarida,[1] based on the genus Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868.

Dictyonellidae
Acanthella acuta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Bubarida
Family: Dictyonellidae
Van Soest, Diaz & Pomponi, 1990
Genera

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It may be noted that Dictyonellida Cooper, 1956 is, however, a brachiopod order[2] based on Dictyonella Hall, 1868 (now Eodictyonella Wright, 1994).[3]

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References edit

  1. ^ ITIS Standard Report Page: Dictyonellidae
  2. ^ Williams, A., Carlson, S.J., Brunton, C.H.C., Holmer, L.E., Popov, L.E., Mergl, M., Laurie, J.R., Bassett, M.G., Cocks, L.R.M., Rong, J.-Y., et al. (2000). Treatise on Invertebrate Paeontology. Part H, Brachiopoda (Revised). Volume 2: Linguliformea, Craniiformea, and Rhynchonelliformea. (Geological Society of America & University of Kansas).
  3. ^ Wright, Anthony D. (July 1994). "Eodictyonella, a new name for Dictyonella Hall, 1868, not Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868". Journal of Paleontology. 68 (4): 908–909. doi:10.1017/S0022336000026378. ISSN 0022-3360.