Translingual

Hexactinellida: selected specimens from class

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 - subclasses; †Reticulosa - extinct subclass

References

• 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