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Leucandra elongata
Schuffner, 1877
AphiaID
192183
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:192183)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Calcarea
(Class)
Calcaronea
(Subclass)
Leucosolenida
(Order)
Grantiidae
(Family)
Leucandra
(Genus)
Leucandra elongata
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(genus transfer)
Accepted name
Aphroceras elongata
(Schuffner, 1877)
Rank
Species
Parent
Leucandra
Haeckel, 1872
Original name
Leucandra elongata
Schuffner, 1877
Environment
marine,
brackish
,
fresh
,
terrestrial
Fossil range
recent only
Original description
Schuffner, O. 1877. Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 11: 403-433 pls XXIV-XXVI.
page(s): 418
[details]
Type data
Type locality contained in
Southern Norway
type locality contained in
Southern Norway
[details]
,
Note
Norway
Type locality
Norway
[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.
Leucandra elongata
Schuffner, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=192183 on 2026-08-18
Taxonomic edit history
Date
action
by
2005-12-18 15:00:44Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2009-12-11 13:30:48Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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Notes (1)
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original description
Schuffner, O. 1877. Beschreibung einiger neuer Kalkschwämme. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Naturwissenschaft 11: 403-433 pls XXIV-XXVI.
page(s): 418
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Unreviewed
Type locality
Norway
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