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Thank you for your comments and I will see perhaps if I can reach Dr. Rigby in Utah for further comment. The problem is I do not know who is doing the fossil work these days in order to address the questions I have. I will follow your convention on Myliusia as well. Sincerely, Jim Wyatt [log in to unmask] http://www.fossilnet.com Fossilnet, Inc. ----- Original Message ----- From: henry reiswig <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 12:37 PM Subject: Re: Dictyida > Dear Jim, > I am not going to take on resolution of the group names of > the fossil sponges, so "where is the Dictyida now" will have > to be addressed by others. The one name I can help with > is Myliusidae. The name was erected by Schulze 1885 and > independently later by de Laubenfels 1955. Since Myliusia > has consistently been regarded as a genus of Euretidae, > both of those Myliusidae are junior synonyms of Euretidae > Zittel. At least that is the treatment we are using for the System. > > Best wishes, > Henry > > Henry M. Reiswig > Redpath Museum, McGill University > 859 Sherbrooke St. W. > Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2K6 > Fax: Canada-514-398-3185 > Tel: Canada-514-398-4086-4089# > email: [log in to unmask] > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Wyatt <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thursday, January 25, 2001 6:01 AM > Subject: Dictyida > > > >Hello everyone, > > > >Is Dictyida still valid as a taxonomic term? Where does it fit? > > > >I am having a problem finding out where to place the following families > from > >Dictyida: > > > >Leptophragmatidae > >Pleurostomatidae > >Porospongiidae > >Myliuslidae > >Botryosellidae > > > >Any help would be welcome. Below is a link to my Phylum Porifera page for > >fossil sponges: > > > >http://www.fossilnet.com/SpongeKey/system.htm > > > >Take care, > > > >Jim Wyatt > >[log in to unmask] > >http://www.fossilnet.com >