Based on Spongia bullata Lamarck, 1814 var. beta. [details]
This is not conspecific or conngeneric with Spongia basta Pallas (1766 = Ianthella basta). Topsent (1932) assigned ... [details]
Unknown locality, perhaps coast of Africa. See Lamarck page 448 [details]
Topsent (1932) assigned this to Stylinos, but the type species of Stylinos is a Hymeniacidon. The proper genus for ... [details]
Absence of the type-specimen in the collection of Lamarck [details]