World Porifera Database - Species

Porifera name details

Epicles Gray, 1867

AphiaID

430364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:430364)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (junior synonym)

Accepted Name

Eurypon Gray, 1867

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Hymeraphia radiata (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Eurypon radiatum (Bowerbank, 1866) (type by original designation)

Parent

Raspailiinae Nardo, 1833

Direct children (2)
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Species Epicles coronula (Bowerbank, 1874) accepted as Eurypon coronula (Bowerbank, 1874) (genus transfer)
Species Epicles radiatus (Bowerbank, 1866) accepted as Eurypon radiatum (Bowerbank, 1866) (genus transfer)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Van Soest, R.W.M.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Rützler, K.; de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Hajdu, E.; Pisera, A.B.; Manconi, R.; Schönberg, C.; Klautau, M.; Kelly, M.; Vacelet, J.; Dohrmann, M.; Díaz, M.-C.; Cárdenas, P.; Carballo, J.L.; Ríos, P.; Downey, R.; Morrow, C.C. (2019). World Porifera Database. Epicles Gray, 1867. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=430364 on 2021-01-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2009-11-11 13:55:53Z

created

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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Sources (2)

original description Gray, J.E. (1867). Notes on the Arrangement of Sponges, with the Descriptions of some New Genera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1867(2): 492-558, pls XXVII-XXVIII. [details]

basis of record Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Raspailiidae Hentschel, 1923. pp. 469-510. In Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds.) Systema Porifera. Guide to the classification of sponges. Vol. 1. (Kluwer Academic/ Plenum Publishers: New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow). [details]