Clathrinida

Clathrinida
Clathrinida
Clathrina clathrus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Subclass: Calcinea
Order: Clathrinida
Hartman, 1958
Families

Clathrinidae
Soleneiscidae
Levinellidae
Leucaltidae
Leucascidae
Leucettidae

Clathrinida is an order of Calcinea. Members of this order have calcareous skeletons, and are strictly marine. These sponges have an asconoid structure and lack a true dermal membrane or cortex. The spongocoel is lined with choanocytes.

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