Petrobiona
creator: van Soest, Rob W.M.
creator: Boury-Esnault, Nicole
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Petrobiona Vacelet & Lévi, 1958
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Petrobiona Vacelet & Lévi, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=164643 on 2026-08-27
created: 2005-07-10T20:05:41Z
modified: 2020-12-15T14:26:06Z
rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Petrobiona Vacelet & Lévi, 1958
class: Calcarea
family: Petrobionidae
genus: Petrobiona
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Vacelet, J.; Lévi, C. (1958). Un cas de survivance, en Méditerranée, du groupe d'éponges fossiles des Pharétronides. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences. 246(2): 318-320.
name published in year: 1958
order: Baeriida
parent name usage ID: 164642
phylum: Porifera
scientific name authorship: Vacelet & Lévi, 1958
taxon rank: Genus
taxonomic status: accepted