Astrophorina

Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.[1][2] Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida[3]

Astrophorina
Geodia barretti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Suborder: Astrophorina
Sollas, 1887
Families

Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907
Corallistidae Sollas, 1888
Geodiidae Gray, 1867
Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924
Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924
Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888
Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875
Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924
Phymatellidae Schrammen, 1910
Pleromidae Sollas, 1888
Theneidae Carter, 1883
Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903
Thrombidae Sollas, 1888
Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011

Synonyms
  • Astrophorida Sollas, 1887

Bibliography
  • "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  • Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)

References
  1. "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  2. van Soest, R. (2013). "Astrophorida Sollas, 1887". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)


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