World Porifera Database - Species - Heteromeyenia conigera Old, 1931

Porifera name details

Heteromeyenia conigera Old, 1931

AphiaID

191569 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:191569)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer)

Accepted name

Racekiela ryderii (Potts, 1882)

Rank

Species

Parent

Heteromeyenia Potts, 1881

Original name

Heteromeyenia conigera Old, 1931

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Old, M. 1931. A new species of freshwater sponge. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 50 (4): 298-301. [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. Heteromeyenia conigera Old, 1931. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=191569 on 2026-07-26

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2010-06-16 08:35:04Z

checked

van Soest, Rob W.M.

2010-06-18 13:38:23Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Old, M. 1931. A new species of freshwater sponge. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 50 (4): 298-301. [details]

Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (2 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Porifera Collection (Holotype USNM 23514)