original descriptionBowerbank, J.S. (1845). Description of a new genus of Calcareous Sponge. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 15 (99): 297-300 ,pl. XVII.[details]
additional sourceVan Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 85-103. (look up in RoR) [details]