World Porifera Database - Species - Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818

Porifera name details

Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818

AphiaID

193650 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:193650)

Classification

Status

unaccepted (genus transfer & junior synonym)

Accepted name

Clathria (Clathria) prolifera (Ellis & Solander, 1786)

Rank

Species

Parent

Spongia Linnaeus, 1759

Original name

Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818

Environment

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

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details]

Descriptive notes

Taxonomy Reference year is also quoted as 1819.

Taxonomy Reference year is also quoted as 1819. [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. Spongia ostracina Rafinesque, 1818. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=193650 on 2026-08-25

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-12-18 15:00:44Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2009-04-12 12:05:45Z

changed

van Soest, Rob W.M.

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original description Rafinesque, C.S. 1818c. Descriptions of species of sponges observed on the shores of Long Island. American Journal of Science and Arts 1: 149-151. [details]

From editor or global species database

Taxonomy Reference year is also quoted as 1819. [details]

To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications)