Minchinellidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Calcarea |
| Order: | Lithonida Vacelet, 1981 |
| Family: | Minchinellidae Dendy & Row, 1913 |
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Minchinellidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Calcarea.[1] It is the only family in the monotypic class Lithonida.
Description[]
Porosphaera globularis fossil from Cretaceous rocks in Germany
Calcaronea with reinforced skeleton consisting either of linked or cemented basal actines of tetractines, or of a rigid basal mass of calcite. Diapason spicules are generally present and the canal system is leuconoid.
References[]
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Minchinellidae Dendy & Row, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
External links[]
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Categories:
- Calcaronea
- Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
- Calcarea stubs