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Calcarea (calcareous sponge)

Calcarea

Taxonomy
Calcarea was named by Bowerbank (1864) [rank changed from class to phylum to allow synonymy with Calcispongea of Zrzavy et al. 1998. Reassigned to a class by Finks et al. (2004)]. It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Calcispongea by Zrzavy et al. (1998); it was replaced with Calcispongiae by Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby (2015).

It was assigned to Metazoa by Edgecombe et al. (2011); to Euradiculata by Nielsen (2012); and to Porifera by Sepkoski (2002), Finks et al. (2004), Skovsted (2006), Worheide et al. (2012) and Vacelet (2015).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Calcarea Bowerbank
1998Calcispongea Zrzavy et al.
2002Calcarea Sepkoski
2004Calcarea Finks et al. p. 8
2006Calcarea Skovsted p. 1098
2011Calcarea Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Calcarea Nielsen p. 27 figs. Fig. 4.2
2012Calcarea Worheide et al. p. 42 figs. Fig. 1.1
2015Calcarea Vacelet p. 293

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
RankNameAuthor
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864
classCalcareaBowerbank 1864

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cl. Calcarea Bowerbank 1864 [calcareous sponge]
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Or. †Aspiculata Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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Subor. †Inozoida Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
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G. †Sarsteinia Schlagintweit and Gawlick 2006
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Sarsteinia babai Schlagintweit and Gawlick 2006
G. †Bellidispongia Chorowicz and Termier 1975
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Bellidispongia dinarica Chorowicz and Termier 1975
Or. Calcaronea Bidder 1898
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Or. Baerida Borojevic and Boury-Esnault
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Fm. Lepidoleuconidae Vacelet 1967
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G. Lepidoleucon Vacelet 1967
Fm. Petrobionidae Borojevic 1979
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G. Petrobiona Vacelet and Levi 1958
Or. Lithonida Doederlein 1892
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Fm. †Minchinellidae Dendy and Row 1913
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G. †Bactronella Hinde 1884
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Bactronella incrustans Finks et al. 2011
Bactronella womblei Finks et al. 2011
G. Minchinella Kirkpatrick 1908
G. Monoplectroninia Pouliquen and Vacelet 1970
G. Petrostroma Doederlein 1892
G. Plectroninia Hinde 1900
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Plectroninia pertusa Finks et al. 2011
G. †Porosphaera Steinmann 1878
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Porosphaera adhaerens Brünnich Nielsen 1929
Porosphaera galeata Stolley 1892
Porosphaera globularis Phillips 1829
Porosphaera plana Stolley 1892
G. †Porosphaerella Welter 1911
G. †Retispinopora Brydone 1912
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Retispinopora tuberculata Hampton 1957
G. †Sagittularia Welter 1911
G. Tulearinia Vacelet 1977
Invalid names: Elasmostomatidae de Laubenfels 1955 [empty]
Or. †Sphaerocoeliida Vacelet 1979
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Fm. †Sphaerocoeliidae Steinmann 1882
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G. †Barroisia Munier-Chalmas 1882
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Barroisia siciliana Senowbari-Daryan and Abate 1996
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Sphaerocoelia globusfera Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Sphaerocoelia madoniensis Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Sphaerocoelia magnipora Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
Sphaerocoelia norica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2015
G. †Sphinctonella Hurcewicz 1975
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Sphinctonella trestiani Hurcewicz 1975
G. †Thalamopora Roemer 1841
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Thalamopora lusitanica Termier et al. 1985
G. †Tremacystia Hinde 1884
Or. Stellispongiida Finks and Rigby 2004
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Fm. †Endostomatidae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Endostoma Roemer 1864
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Endostoma intermedia Münster 1829
Endostoma mexicana Rigby and Scott 1981
Endostoma perplexa Quenstedt 1877
Endostoma stellata Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
Invalid names: Corynella [objective synonym], Polyendostoma [synonym]
G. †Inquispongia Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
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Inquispongia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
G. †Seriespongia Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
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Seriespongia iranica Senowbari-Daryan et al. 2020
Fm. Lelapiidae Dendy and Row 1913
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G. Kebira Row 1909
G. Lelapia Gray 1867
Fm. †Stellispongiidae De Laubenfels 1955
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Subfm. †Holcospongiinae Finks et al. 2004
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G. †Actinospongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Actinofungia [synonym]
G. †Astrospongia Etallon 1859
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Invalid names: Blastinia Zittel 1878 [objective synonym], Praeoculospongia Gerasimov 1960 [synonym]
G. †Calicia Dullo and Lein 1980
G. †Enaulofungia Fromentel 1860
G. †Eudea Lamouroux 1821
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Invalid names: Conispongia [synonym], Epeudea [synonym], Orispongia Quenstedt 1877 [synonym]
G. †Holcospongia Hinde 1893
G. †Mammillopora Bronn 1825
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Invalid names: Inobolia [synonym], Lymnorea Lamouroux 1821 [objective synonym], Lymnorella [objective synonym]
G. †Oculospongia Fromentel 1860
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Invalid names: Crispispongia [synonym]
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Invalid names: Aplosphecion [synonym], Synopella [synonym]
Subfm. †Stellispongiinae De Laubenfels 1955
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G. †Amorphofungia Fromentel 1859
G. †Amorphospongia d'Orbigny 1849
G. †Diaplectia Hinde 1884
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Invalid names: Trachyphlyctia [synonym]
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Invalid names: Elasmocoelia [synonym]
G. †Elasmostoma Fromentel 1860
G. †Heteropenia Pomel 1872
G. †Lutia Senowbari-Daryan 2005
G. †Pachymura
G. †Pareudea Etallon 1859
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Invalid names: Eusiphonella Zittel 1878 [objective synonym]
G. †Paronadella Rigby and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
G. †Peronidella Hinde 1893
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Invalid names: Coeloconia [synonym], Dendrocoelia Laube 1865 [synonym], Dyoconia [synonym], Peronella Zittel 1878 [replaced]
G. †Steinmanella Welter 1911
G. †Steinmanella Welter 1911
G. †Stellispongia d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Diasterofungia [synonym]
G. †Trachypenia Pomel 1872
G. †Trachysphecion Pomel 1872
Or. Sycettida Bidder 1898
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Fm. Grantiidae Dendy 1893
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G. Grantia Fleming 1828
Fm. †Leuconiidae Vosmaer 1887
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Invalid names: Leucosolenida Hartman 1958 [empty]
Subcl. Calcinea Bidder 1898
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Or. Murrayonida Vacelet 1981
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Fm. Murrayonidae Dendy and Row 1913
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G. Murrayona Kirkpatrick 1910
Fm. Paramurrayonidae Vacelet 1967
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G. Paramurrayona Vacelet 1967
Invalid names: Clathrinida Hartman 1958 [empty], Leucettida [empty]
G. †Clifdenella Webby 1969
G. †Faniathalamia Senowbari-Daryan 1990
G. †Fistulisponga Termier and Termier 1977
G. †Follicalena Ott 1967
G. †Gravestockia Reitner 1992
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G. †Nibionia Rigby and Webby 1988
Or. †Porata Seilacher 1962
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Invalid names: Ascosymplegmatidae [empty], Cystauletidae [empty], Polytholosiidae Seilacher 1962 [empty], Sphaeroverticillitidae Boiko 1990 [empty], Stromatocoeliidae Zhang and Fan 1985 [empty]
G. †Pseudodictyocoelia Boiko 1984
G. †Rahbahthalmia Weidlich and Senowbari-Daryan 1996
G. †Wanella
Invalid names: Aporata Seilacher 1962 [empty], Calcispongiae [objective synonym], Cystothalamiidae Girty 1908 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available