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

Calthropella (Calthropella) Sollas, 1888

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Calthropella*	Sollas, 1888	accepted genus name

Subgenus group names

*Pachastrissa*	Lendenfeld, 1903	synonym

Children

Calthropella (Calthropella) durissima Topsent, 1892
Calthropella (Calthropella) geodioides (Carter, 1876)
Calthropella (Calthropella) inopinata Pulitzer-Finali, 1983
Calthropella (Calthropella) pathologica (Schmidt, 1868)
Calthropella (Calthropella) simplex Sollas, 1888

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.

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Citation

van Soest, R. (2014). Calthropella (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:555788