Minchinellidae is a family of
calcareous sponges
The calcareous sponges of class Calcarea are members of the animal phylum Porifera, the cellular sponges. They are characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species ha ...
in the order
Calcarea.
It is the only family in the monotypic class Lithonida.
Description
Calcaronea with reinforced skeleton
consisting either of linked or cemented basal actines of
tetractines, or of a rigid basal mass of calcite. Diapason
spicules are generally present and the canal system is
leuconoid.
References
External links
* http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree
Calcaronea
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
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