Eiffeliidae Explained

Eiffeliidae is an extinct family of sponges.

Genera

The following genera are placed in the family:^[1]

• †Astraeoconus Rietschel, 1968
• †Chilcaia Carrera, 1994
• †Eiffelia Walcott, 1920 (synonyms: Lenastella Missarzhevsky in Missarzhevsky & Mambetov, 1981; Actinoites Duan, 1984; Niphadus Duan, 1984)
• †Eiffelospongia Rigby & Collins, 2004
• †Gondekia Rigby, 1991
• †Petaloptyon Raymond, 1931 (synonyms: Canistrumella Rigby, 1986)
• †Toquimiella Rigby, 1967
• †Zangerlispongia Rigby & Nitecki, 1975

Notes and References

1. Book: Pickett, J.. 2002. †Order Heteractinida Hinde, 1887. Hooper. J.N.A.. Van Soest. R.W.M.. Willenz. P.. Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges. Springer. Boston, MA. 1121–1140. 10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_117. 978-0-306-47260-2.