WoRMS name details
Cliona purpurea Hancock, 1849
190652 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:190652)
unaccepted (genus transfer)
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 [details] 
Note Indo-Pacific (?India)
From other sources
Type locality Indo-Pacific (?India) [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. (2024). World Porifera Database. Cliona purpurea Hancock, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=190652 on 2024-04-16
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original description
Hancock, A. (1849). On the Excavating Powers of certain Sponges belonging to the genus <i>Cliona</i> with descriptions of several new Species,and an allied generic form. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History.</em> (2)3(17): 321-348, pls XII-XV., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085612 [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Kielman, M. (1994). New species of <i>Zyzzya, Cornulella, Damiria</i>, and <i>Acheliderma</i> (Porifera: Poecilosclerida), with a review of fistular genera of Iophonidae. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 64(3): 163-192. [details]
basis of record Van Soest, R.W.M.; Zea, S.; Kielman, M. (1994). New species of <i>Zyzzya, Cornulella, Damiria</i>, and <i>Acheliderma</i> (Porifera: Poecilosclerida), with a review of fistular genera of Iophonidae. <em>Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde.</em> 64(3): 163-192. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unknown type MNHN DT 2536 [details]
