Spirophorida

Spirophorida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Subclass: Tetractinomorpha
Order: Spirophorida
Bergquist & Hogg, 1969
families
  • Samidae Sollas, 1888
  • Spirasigmidae Hallmann, 1912
  • Tetillidae Sollas, 1886

Spirophorida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[1]

Members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. "Spirophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  2. Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.



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