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Porifera name details

Spongia conus Montagu, 1814

132432  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:132432)

uncertain > taxon inquirendum
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761 [details] OpenAccess publication
Holotype , geounit Celtic Seas  
Holotype, geounit Celtic Seas [details]
Taxonomy The description and figure are not sufficient to identify this species with any recently known British species, but it is...  
Taxonomy The description and figure are not sufficient to identify this species with any recently known British species, but it is likely either Axinella damicornis, Endectyon delaubenfelsi or Raspailia ramosa. [details]
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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Spongia conus Montagu, 1814. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=132432 on 2025-05-10
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2010-05-18 18:36:36Z
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2014-02-16 18:30:10Z
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2017-02-15 09:57:31Z
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original description Montagu, G. (1814 [1818]). An Essay on Sponges, with Descriptions of all the Species that have been discovered on the Coast of Great Britain. <em>Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society.</em> 2(1): 67-122, pls III-XVI., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45847761 [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype, geounit Celtic Seas [details]
From editor or global species database
Taxonomy The description and figure are not sufficient to identify this species with any recently known British species, but it is likely either Axinella damicornis, Endectyon delaubenfelsi or Raspailia ramosa. [details]


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