Genus Vosmaeropsis Dendy, 1893
- Vosmaeropsis Dendy, A. 1893. Synopsis of the Australian Calcarea Heterocoela, with a proposed classification of the group and descriptions of some new genera and species. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 5: 69-116 [76].
Type species:
Heteropia macera Carter, 1886 by subsequent designation, see Dendy, A. & Row, R.W.H. 1913. The classification and phylogeny of the calcareous sponges, with a reference list of all the described species, systematically arranged. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 704-813 [755].
Distribution
States
Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Mediterranean Sea, amphi-Atlantic, Subantarctic (Chile), Japan, Indo-Malayan region, Indian Ocean and New Zealand.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Province (27), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Western Bass Strait Shelf Transition (34), Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Heteropiidae with sylleibid or leuconoid organisation. The choanoskeleton is composed of proximal subatrial triactine spicules and an irregular layer of scattered triactines and tetractines.
ID Keys
See Order Leucosolenida Diagnosis
Diagnosis References
Borojevic, R., Boury-Esnault, N., Manuel, M. & Vacelet, J. 2002. Order Leucosolenida Hartman, 1958. pp. 1157-1184 in Hooper, J.N.A. & Soest, R.W.M. Van (eds). Systema Porifera. A guide to the classification of sponges. New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Vol. 2. [1177]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2011 | 21-Dec-2011 | MOVED | ||
| 23-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED |