Deep-Sea taxon details
Calthropella Sollas, 1888
131987 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:131987)
accepted
Genus
Calthropella simplex Sollas, 1888 represented as Calthropella (Calthropella) simplex Sollas, 1888 (type by original designation)
- Subgenus Calthropella (Calthropella) Sollas, 1888
- Subgenus Calthropella (Corticellopsis) Bergquist, 1968
- Subgenus Calthropella (Pachataxa) de Laubenfels, 1936
- Species Calthropella geodioides (Carter, 1876) represented as Calthropella (Calthropella) geodioides (Carter, 1876) (subgenus assignment)
- Species Calthropella simplex Sollas, 1888 represented as Calthropella (Calthropella) simplex Sollas, 1888 (subgenus assignment)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
feminine
Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-63/htm/doc.html
page(s): 107 [details]
page(s): 107 [details]
de Voogd, N.J.; Alvarez, B.; Boury-Esnault, N.; Cárdenas, P.; Díaz, M.-C.; Dohrmann, M.; Downey, R.; Goodwin, C.; Hajdu, E.; Hooper, J.N.A.; Kelly, M.; Klautau, M.; Lim, S.C.; Manconi, R.; Morrow, C.; Pinheiro, U.; Pisera, A.B.; Ríos, P.; Rützler, K.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2025). World Porifera Database. Calthropella Sollas, 1888. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131987 on 2026-08-28
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Calthropella Sollas, 1888. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/Deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=131987 on 2026-08-28
Date
action
by
original description
Sollas, W.J. (1888). Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. <em>Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology.</em> 25 (part 63): 1-458, pl. 1-44, 1 map., available online at http://www.19thcenturyscience.org/HMSC/HMSC-Reports/Zool-63/htm/doc.html
page(s): 107 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J.; de Voogd, N.J. (2010). Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). <em>Zookeys.</em> 68: 1-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.68.729 [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_13 [details] Available for editors
page(s): 107 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Beglinger, E.J.; de Voogd, N.J. (2010). Skeletons in confusion: a review of astrophorid sponges with (dicho-)calthrops as structural megascleres (Porifera, Demospongiae, Astrophorida). <em>Zookeys.</em> 68: 1-88., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.68.729 [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M. (2001). Porifera, <b><i>in</i></b>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification</i>. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels.</em> 50: 85-103. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002 [2004]). Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 978-1-4615-0747-5 (eBook electronic version). [details] Available for editors
additional source Van Soest, R.W.M.; Hooper, J.N.A. (2002). Family Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1906. Pp. 127-133. <em>In: Hooper, J.N.A. & Van Soest, R.W.M. (eds) Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. 2 volumes.</em> Kluwer Academic/Plenum, NY, 1708 + xvliii. ISBN 0-306-47260-0 (printed version). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0747-5_13 [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
