WoRMS name details
Scantilla spiralis Johnson, 1899
883708 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:883708)
unaccepted (genus name preoccupied for insecta)
Species
Scantilla Johnson, 1899 accepted as Spiroxya Topsent, 1896
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Johnson, J.Y. (1899). Notes on some Sponges belonging to the Clionidae obtained at Madeira. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1899.</em> 461-463, pl. VI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1899.tb00164.x
page(s): 462 [details]
page(s): 462 [details]
Type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira
type locality contained in Azores Canaries Madeira [details]
Taxonomic remark Erected for type species Scantilla spiralis Johnson, 1899, which is a Spiroxya. Scantilla Johnson was preoccupied Iin...
Taxonomic remark Erected for type species Scantilla spiralis Johnson, 1899, which is a Spiroxya. Scantilla Johnson was preoccupied Iin Insecta), and replaced by Scantilletta de Laubenfels, 1936, which is likewise a Spiroxya [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.; Schönberg, C.; Turner, T.; Vacelet, J.; van Soest, R.W.M.; Xavier, J. (2026). World Porifera Database. Scantilla spiralis Johnson, 1899. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=883708 on 2026-02-28
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Johnson, J.Y. (1899). Notes on some Sponges belonging to the Clionidae obtained at Madeira. <em>Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society 1899.</em> 461-463, pl. VI., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2818.1899.tb00164.x
page(s): 462 [details]
page(s): 462 [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Taxonomic remark Erected for type species Scantilla spiralis Johnson, 1899, which is a Spiroxya. Scantilla Johnson was preoccupied Iin Insecta), and replaced by Scantilletta de Laubenfels, 1936, which is likewise a Spiroxya [details]
