Protospongiidae
Recorded as extinct.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Porifera |
| Class | Hexactinellida |
| Family | Protospongiidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 12 |
| Species records held | 27 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 40 |
| GBIF key | 3251809 |
Genera in Protospongiidae
- Protospongia — 7 species: Protospongia columbiana, Protospongia conica, Protospongia cyathiformis, Protospongia fenestrata, Protospongia gracilis, Protospongia hicksi, Protospongia spina
- Diagoniella — 6 species: Diagoniella hindei, Diagoniella magna, Diagoniella mica, Diagoniella nevadensis, Diagoniella robisoni, Diagoniella tubulara
- Saetaspongia — 3 species: Saetaspongia densa, Saetaspongia jianhensis, Saetaspongia procera
- Gabelia — 2 species: Gabelia intermedia, Gabelia pedunculus
- Heminectere — 2 species: Heminectere minima, Heminectere rushtoni
- Brooksella — 1 species: Brooksella alternata
- Hunanospongia — 1 species: Hunanospongia delicata
- Iberospongia — 1 species: Iberospongia globulara
- Kiwetinokia — 1 species: Kiwetinokia utahensis
- Metaxyspongia — 1 species: Metaxyspongia skelidata
- Sanshapentella — 1 species: Sanshapentella dapingi
- Triticispongia — 1 species: Triticispongia diagonata
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.