Species Clathrina primordialis (Haeckel, 1872)
- Ascetta primordialis Haeckel, E. 1872. Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen. Berlin : Georg Reimer Vol. 1 pp. 1-396; Vol. 2 pp. 1-418; Vol. 3, pls 1-30. [part translated in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (4)11: 241–262, 421–430] [16] [in part: var. protogenes (part?) only, =nominate subspecies see Burton, M. 1963. A Revision of the Classification of the Calcareous Sponges. London : British Museum pp. 1–693 figs 1–375. (198)].
Type data:
Lectotype (not found), Australia. - Prosycum primordiale Haeckel, E. 1870. Prodromus eines Systems der Kalkschwämme. Jenaische Zeitschrift für Medizin und Naturwissenschaft 5: 236–254 [237] [nomen nudum; name without description; the next citation with full description, as Ascetta, was made in Haeckel,1872; any new combination takes the year 1872 in accordance with the ICZN].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Klautau, M. & Valentine, C. 2003. Revision of the genus Clathrina (Porifera, Calcarea). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 139: 1–62 [32]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Christmas Is., Aust. Antarctic Terr.; (Sydney, Gulf St Vincent) Geraldton, Shark Bay, also Flying Fish Cove, Wilhelm II Coast, Mawson Coast, Kemp Coast.
IMCRA
Christmas Island Province (23), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
Extra Ecological Information
Depth subtidal–650 m.
General References
Hooper, J.N.A. in Hooper, J.N.A. & Wiedenmayer, F. 1994. Porifera. pp. 1-620 in Wells, A. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Melbourne : CSIRO Australia Vol. 12 xiii 624 pp. [Date published 21/Nov/1994] [457] (removed from synonymy with Spongia coriacea Montagu, 1818)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | PORIFERA Grant, 1836 | 21-Jul-2017 | MODIFIED | Dr Kathryn Hall |
| 20-Dec-2011 | 20-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |