Clionaidae

Clionaidae
Clionaidae
Modern clionaid borings in an oyster shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Tetractinomorpha
Order: Hadromerida
Family: Clionaidae
d’Orbigny, 1851

Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are known worldwide[1]. This family is known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes[2],[3] .

Genera

Genera within this family include[1]:

  • Cervicornia Rützler & Hooper, 2000
  • Cliona Grant, 1826
  • Clionaopsis Rützler, 2002
  • Cliothosa Topsent, 1905
  • Pione Gray, 1867
  • Spheciospongia Marshall, 1892
  • Thoosa Hancock, 1849
  • Volzia Rosell & Uriz, 1997

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170417 accessed 15 November 2010
  2. ^ Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G.J. 2002. Invertebrates Second Edition Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-097-3
  3. ^ Hooper J.N & van Soest R.W.M.(eds). 2002. Systema Porifera: A Guide to the Classification of Sponges Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York