Species Thorecta calyx (Lamarck, 1814)
- Spongia calyx Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de Monet 1814. Sur les polypiers empâtés. Annales du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Paris 20: 294-312, 370-386, 432-458 [434] [part: lectotype only; the paralectotype was transferred to
Thorecta erecta (=Taonura colus ) in Topsent, E. 1932. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Deuxième partie. Arch. Mus. Natl Hist. Nat. Paris 6 8: 61–124 2 figs pls 1–6 (70)].Type data:
Lectotype MNHN Paris LBIM DT601 dry, Australian seas.
Paralectotype(s) MNHN Paris LBIM DT3380 dry. - Spongelia rectilinea tenuis Hyatt, A. 1877. A revision of the North American Poriferae, with remarks upon foreign species. Part 2. Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History 2: 481-554 pls 15-17 [537].
Type data:
Status unknown, MCZ unknown wet (egz), Phillip Is., VIC; Sydney, NSW [38°29'S 145°14'E, 33°53'S 151°12'E]. - Thorecta galeiformis Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. Die Verwandtschaftsverhältnisse der Hornschwämme. Zoologische Jahrbücher Syst. 4: 1-93 [41] [in key; described in Lendenfeld, R. von 1889. A Monograph of the Horny Sponges. London : Trübner & Co. 936 pp. 17 figs 50 pls. (367, pl. 33 fig. 8)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH unregistered dry, Bowerbank Collection (Port Fairy VIC, NMV photo 50/27), Port Fairy, VIC [38°24'S 142°14'E].
Paralectotype(s) BMNH unregistered '183a' dry, fragment (3 specimens), no locality; BMNH unregistered 'B7' (no locality, NMV photo 50/28); ZMB 7179 slide; ZMB 2292 4 slides (egaz), mouth of Bellinger River, NSW [30°30'S 153°02'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Topsent, E. 1932. Eponges de Lamarck conservées au Muséum de Paris. Deuxième partie. Archives du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6 8: 61-124 2 figs pls 1-6 [70]
- Bergquist, P.R. 1980. A revision of the supraspecific classification of the orders Dictyoceratida, Dendroceratida and Verongida (Class Demospongiae). New Zealand Journal of Zoology 7: 443-503 figs 1-25 pls [470]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Sydney, Illawarra, Botany Bay, Phillip Is. and Westernport Bay, (West Indian region and E Pacific doubtful).
IMCRA
Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38)
Ecological Descriptors
Filter-feeder, marine, sessile.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2018 | 15-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Mar-2018 | 02-May-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |