Ancorinidae
Encyclopedia
The Ancorinidae are a family
of marine
sponges belonging to the order of Astrophorida
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Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
sponges belonging to the order of Astrophorida
Astrophorida
Astrophorida is an order of sea sponges under the class Demospongiae.Some of the members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles....
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Genera
- AncorinaAncorinaAncorina is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae. It is the type genus of its family.This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles....
SchmidtEduard Oscar SchmidtEduard Oscar Schmidt was a German zoologist born in Torgau.He initially studied mathematics and science at Halle, then continued his education in Berlin, where he came under the influence of Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg and Johannes Peter Müller...
, 1862 - Asteropus SollasWilliam Johnson SollasWilliam Johnson Sollas FRS was a British geologist and anthropologist. After studying at the City of London School, the Royal College of Chemistry and the Royal School of Mines he matriculated to St. John's College, Cambridge, where he was awarded First Class Honours in geology...
, 1888 - Cryptosyringa Vacelet, 1979
- Disyringa Sollas, 1888
- EcionemiaEcionemiaEcionemia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae.This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles....
BowerbankJames Scott BowerbankJames Scott Bowerbank FRS was a British naturalist and palaeontologist.-Biography:Bowerbank was born in Bishopsgate, London, and succeeded in conjunction with his brother to his father's distillery, in which he was actively engaged until 1847.In early years astronomy and natural history,...
, 1862 - Holoxea Topsent, 1892
- Jaspis Gray, 1867
- Melophlus ThieleJohannes ThieleJohannes Thiele, full name Karl Hermann Johannes Thiele was a German zoologist specialized in malacology. His Handbuch der systematischen Weichtierkunde is a standard work...
, 1899 - Penares Gray, 1867
- Psammastra Sollas, 1886
- RhabdastrellaRhabdastrellaRhabdastrella is a genus of marine sponges belonging to the family of Ancorinidae.- Species :*Rhabdastrella actinosa *Rhabdastrella aurora *Rhabdastrella cordata Wiedenmayer, 1989...
Thiele, 1903 - StellettaStellettaStelletta is a genus of demosponge belonging to the family Ancorinidae.-Species:Species in this genus include:*Stelletta addita *Stelletta aeruginosa Carter, 1886*Stelletta agglutinans...
Schmidt, 1862 - Stryphnus Sollas, 1886
- Tethyopsis Stewart, 1870
- Tribrachium Weltner, 1882