Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae > Order Astrophorida > Family Calthropellidae

Calthropella Sollas, 1888

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Calthropella (Calthropella) Sollas, 1888
Calthropella (Corticellopsis) Bergquist, 1968

Literature

original description	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, 1873-1876. Zoology 25(63): 1-458, pls I-XLIV, 1 map.
basis of record	Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J.; De Voogd, N.J. 2010. Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). Zookeys 68: 1-88.
additional source	Van 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: pp. 85-103
additional source	Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906, in: Hooper, J.N.A.; Van Soest, R.W.M. (Ed.) (2002). Systema porifera: a guide to the classification of sponges. pp. 127-133

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Citation

van Soest, R.; Boury-Esnault, N. (2014). Calthropella Sollas, 1888. In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M.; Cárdenas, P. (2014) World Porifera database. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131987