WoRMS taxon details
Astrophorida
AphiaID: 131602
AphiaID: 131602
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Demospongiae (Class) |
| Authority | Sollas, 1887 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Status | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Order | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Demospongiae | |||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Choristida (disused) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
original description: Sollas, W.J. 1887. Sponges. Pp. 412-429. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). [details] basis of record: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Order Astrophorida Sollas, 1888, in: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. pp. 105-107 (look up in IMIS) [details] from synonym: Sollas, W.J. 1885b. A Classification of the Sponges. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (5) 16(95): 395. [details] [view taxon] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Direct child taxa | Family Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907 Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867 Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 Family Theneidae Carter, 1883 Family Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925 Family Thrombidae Sollas, 1888 Family Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011 Family Alectonidae Rosell, 1996 accepted as Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925 Family Astrophorida incertae sedis Hooper & Maldonado, 2002 accepted as Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 Family Coppatiidae accepted as Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 Family Stellettidae Carter, 1875 accepted as Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine, | |||||||||||||||||||
| Fossil range | recent + fossil | |||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To GenBank To ITIS | |||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Cardenas et al. 2011 proposed changes into the classification, based on an integrative analysis of molecular and morphological characters of a limited set of taxa of this order. While we recognize the value of these proposals, we will await with implementing the more dramatic changes until results are confirmed by more studies and more taxa. [details] | |||||||||||||||||||
| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131602 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Edit history |
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| Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Astrophorida. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131602 on 2013-05-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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