World Porifera Database - Species - Plocamionida topsenti Burton, 1954

Porifera taxon details

Plocamionida topsenti Burton, 1954

AphiaID

169364 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:169364)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Species

Parent

Plocamionida Topsent, 1927

Original name

Plocamionida topsenti Burton, 1954

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Burton, M. (1954). Sponges. Pp. 215-239, pl. 9. In: The 'Rosaura' Expedition. Part 5. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. 2 (6).
page(s): 229; fig 5 [details]

Type data

Holotype BMNH 1938.6.3.29, geounit Eastern Caribbean

Holotype BMNH 1938.6.3.29, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]

Taxonomic citation

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. Plocamionida topsenti Burton, 1954. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=169364 on 2026-07-22

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-07-10 18:05:41Z

created

db_admin

2010-05-31 13:43:21Z

checked

van Soest, Rob W.M.

[taxonomic tree] [clear cache]

original description Burton, M. (1954). Sponges. Pp. 215-239, pl. 9. In: The 'Rosaura' Expedition. Part 5. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. 2 (6).
page(s): 229; fig 5 [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Holotype BMNH 1938.6.3.29, geounit Eastern Caribbean [details]

Definitions

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications)

From editor or global species database

Plocamionida topsenti Burton, 1954