IRMNG - Heteractinida †

IRMNG taxon details

Heteractinida †

IRMNG_ID

1335 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1335)

Classification

Authority

Hinde, 1888

Status

accepted

Rank

Class

Parent

Porifera

Synonymised names

Heteractinida † · unaccepted (treated as class in IRMNG)

Direct children (6)

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Order Hetairacyathida †
Order Heteractinellida †
Family Heteractinida incertae sedis †
Order Octactinellida †
Order Heteractinida † accepted as Heteractinida † (treated as class in IRMNG)
Family Heteractinida_(awaiting_allocation) † (temporary name)

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Not documented

Descriptive notes

Taxonomic remark Treated as an order in class Calcarea in some sources including Benton, 1993; Systema Porifera, 2002; some recent publications...

Taxonomic remark Treated as an order in class Calcarea in some sources including Benton, 1993; Systema Porifera, 2002; some recent publications including Carrera et al., 2025. Authorship given as de Laubenfels, 1955 in Zhang et al., "Animal Biodiversity", 2011. [details]

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2021). Heteractinida †. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1335 on 2026-07-12

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2016-07-25 09:07:12Z

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Rees, Tony

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Notes (1)

basis of record Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. [details]

taxonomy source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. [details]

name verified source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. [details]

current name source Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M.; Pisera, A. (2011). Phylum Porifera Grant, 1826. In: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal biodiversity: An outline of higher-level classification and survey of taxonomic richness. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3148: 13-18. [details]

extant flag source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. [details]

habitat flag source Finks, R. M.; Reid, R. E. H.; Rigby, J. K. (2004). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. Part E, Revised Porifera. Volume 3: Porifera (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas. [details]

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