World Porifera Database - Species - Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858

WoRMS name details

Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858

AphiaID

193080 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:193080)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer and junior synonym)

Accepted name

Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820)

Rank

Species

Type taxon of

Poterion Schlegel, 1858

Parent

Poterion Schlegel, 1858 accepted as Cliona Grant, 1826

Original name

Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858

Direct children (4)

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Variety Poterion neptuni var. cupuliforme Harting, 1870 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Variety Poterion neptuni var. hypocrateriforme Harting, 1870 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Variety Poterion neptuni var. poculiforme Harting, 1870 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer & junior synonym)
Variety Poterion neptuni var. ringens Harting, 1870 accepted as Cliona patera (Hardwicke, 1820) (genus transfer & junior synonym)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie. Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]

Type data

Type locality contained in Malacca Strait

type locality contained in Malacca Strait [details]

Taxonomic 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.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=193080 on 2025-05-10

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-08-12 12:53:02Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2009-01-13 10:05:11Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

Licensing

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Nomenclature

original description Schlegel, H. (1858). Handleiding tot de beoefening der dierkunde. Breda, Koninklijke Militaire Akademie. Volume 2: 1-628, pls 1-27.
page(s): 542 [details]

Taxonomy

status source Harting, P. (1870). Mémoire sur le genre Poterion. Société des Arts et des Sciences d'Utrecht, Pays Bas. 1870: 1-40, 11 pls.
page(s): 21 [details]

Present

Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Language	Name
English	Neptune's cup sponge	[details]
German	Neptunsbecher	[details]

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