- Clionaidae
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Clionaidae Modern clionaid borings in an oyster shell Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Demospongiae Subclass: Tetractinomorpha Order: Hadromerida Family: Clionaidae
d’Orbigny, 1851Clionaidae 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
- ^ a b http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=170417 accessed 15 November 2010
- ^ Brusca, R.C. & Brusca, G.J. 2002. Invertebrates Second Edition Sinauer Associates. ISBN 0-87893-097-3
- ^ 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
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