Calthropella (Calthropella)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Astrophorina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Astrophorina

Familia: Calthropellidae
Genus: Calthropella
Subgenus: Calthropella (Calthropella)
Species (6): C. (C.) durissima – C. (C.) geodioides – C. (C.) inopinata – C. (C.) pathologica – C. (C.) simplex – C. (C.) xavierae

Name

Calthropella Sollas, 1888: 107

• Type species: Calthropella simplex Sollas, 1888, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 25(part 63): I–CLXVIII + 1–458, pl. 1–44. BHL Reference page. 
• Van Soest, R.W.M., Beglinger, E., De Voogd, N.J. 2010. Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho–)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). ZooKeys 68: 1–88. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.68.729 Reference page. 

Links

• Calthropella (Calthropella) in the World Register of Marine Species