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Sycandra quadrata
Schuffner, 1877
AphiaID
194177
(urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:194177)
Classification
Biota
Animalia
(Kingdom)
Porifera
(Phylum)
Calcarea
(Class)
Calcaronea
(Subclass)
Leucosolenida
(Order)
Grantiidae
(Family)
Sycandra
(Genus)
Sycandra quadrata
(Species)
Status
unaccepted
(preoccupied)
Accepted name
Sycon schuffneri
Dendy & Row, 1913
Rank
Species
Parent
Sycandra
Haeckel, 1872
Original name
Sycandra quadrata
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): 425
[details]
Type data
Type locality contained in
North Sea
type locality contained in
North Sea
[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.
Sycandra quadrata
Schuffner, 1877. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=taxdetails&id=194177 on 2026-08-21
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.
2011-02-11 09:14:59Z
changed
van Soest, Rob W.M.
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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): 425
[details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
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Unreviewed
Type locality
Norway
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