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Acanthascus mollis (Schulze, 1886) 
AphiaID: 189819

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Porifera (Phylum) > Hexactinellida (Class) > Hexasterophora (Subclass) > Lyssacinosida (Order) > Rossellidae (Family) > Acanthascinae (Subfamily) > Acanthascus (Genus)
Status alternate representation (subgenus assignment)
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus) mollis (Schulze, 1886) accepted as Rhabdocalyptus mollis Schulze, 1886
Rank Species
Parent Acanthascus Schulze, 1886
Sources  original description: Schulze, F.E. 1886. Über den Bau und das System der Hexactinelliden. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin (Physikalisch-Mathematisch Classe) 1886: 1-97. [details]

original description: Schulze, F.E. 1887a. Report on the Hexactinellida collected by H.M.S. ‘Challenger’ during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. ‘Challenger’, 1873-1876. Zoology 21 (Text): 1-514. [details] [full text]

Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Fossil range recent only
Distribution Japanese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Notes  This is the type species of the unaccepted genus Rhabdocalyptus. [details]

Holotype: BMNH [details]

Type locality: Sagami Bay, Japan [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:189819
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
2006-01-03 18:48:18Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
2010-03-20 18:33:28Z  changed  van Soest, Rob
  
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  Citation: van Soest, R. (2013). Acanthascus mollis (Schulze, 1886). In: Van Soest, R.W.M; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez de Glasby, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schoenberg, C.; Janussen, D.; Tabachnick, K.R., Klautau, M.; Picton, B.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Cristina Díaz, M. (2013) World Porifera database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=189819 on 2013-05-20
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