Dictyonellidae

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

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

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

Genera

• Acanthella Schmidt, 1862
• Dictyonella Schmidt, 1868
• Liosina Thiele, 1899
• Lipastrotethya de Laubenfels, 1954
• Phakettia de Laubenfels, 1936
• Rhaphoxya Hallmann, 1917
• Scopalina Schmidt, 1862
• Stylissa Hallmann, 1914
• Svenzea Alvarez, van Soest & Rützler, 2002
• Tethyspira Topsent, 1890

References

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.