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Porifera taxon details

Astrophorina

AphiaID

131602 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131602)

Classification

Authority

Sollas, 1887

Status

accepted

Rank

Suborder

Parent

Tetractinellida

Synonymised names

Astrophorida · unaccepted (status change and disused)

Direct children (20)

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Family Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870
Family Corallistidae Sollas, 1888
Family Geodiidae Gray, 1867
Family Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924
Family Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924
Family Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888
Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875
Family Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924
Family Phymatellidae Schrammen, 1910
Family Pleromidae Sollas, 1888
Family Theneidae Gray, 1872
Family Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903
Family Thrombidae Sollas, 1888
Family Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011
Family Alectonidae Rosell, 1996 accepted as Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925 (junior synonym)
Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907 accepted as Calthropellinae von Lendenfeld, 1907 (family transfer)
Family Coppatiidae accepted as Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 (junior synonym)
Family Daedalopeltidae Laubenfels, 1936 accepted as Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888 (junior synonym)
Family Stellettidae Carter, 1875 accepted as Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 (junior synonym)
Family Astrophorida incertae sedis Hooper & Maldonado, 2002 accepted as Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011 (temporary name, invalid taxon name)

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Sollas, W.J. (1887). Sponges. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). 412-429. [details]

Descriptive notes

Status Since Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu...

Status Since Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002) is recognized as a suborder Astrophorina of the order Tetractinellida, with the same content as previously, but with desma-bearing families added. [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Astrophorina. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=131602 on 2025-04-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

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db_admin

2005-11-16 13:28:14Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2005-12-28 19:00:22Z

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Vanden Berghe, Edward

2006-05-18 10:05:01Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2009-11-20 14:36:03Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2015-04-22 06:11:52Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Sollas, W.J. (1887). Sponges. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). 412-429. [details]

original description (of Astrophorida) Sollas, W.J. (1887). Sponges. In: Black, A. and C. (Eds), Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th edition. 22. (Edinburgh). 412-429.
note: The name created by Sollas (1887) is 'Asterophora'. [details]

original description (of Astrophorida) Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-63/htm/doc.html
page(s): 59; note: Here, Sollas gives a definition of the suborder Astrophora: "Choristida in which one of the microscleres is some form of aster." [details]

taxonomy source Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002). Order Astrophorida Sollas, 1888. Pp 105-107 In:: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. (2 Volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS) [details]

taxonomy source Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (2002 [2004]). Order Astrophorida Sollas, 1888. Pp. 105-107. In: Hooper, J.N.A.; van Soest, R.W.M. (Eds.) (2002 [2004]) Systema Porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. (2 Volumes) Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors

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basis of record Morrow, C.; Cárdenas, P. (2015). Proposal for a revised classification of the Demospongiae (Porifera). Frontiers in Zoology. 12: 7., available online at http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/12/1/7
page(s): 11 [details] Available for editors

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basis of record (of Astrophorida) Lévi, C. (1973). Systématique de la classe des Demospongiaria (Démosponges). Pp. 577-631. In: Grassé, P.-P. (Ed.), Traité de Zoologie. Anatomie, Systématique, Biologie. Spongiaires. 3(1). Masson et Cie: Paris: 1-716.
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