Astrophorida

Astrophorida
Geodia barretti (Geodiidae)
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Subclass:	Tetractinomorpha
Order:	Astrophorida Bowerbank, 1862
Families
Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907 Geodiidae Gray, 1867 Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 Theneidae Carter, 1883 Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925 Thrombidae Sollas, 1888 Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011
Synonyms
Choristida (disused)

Astrophorida is an order of sea sponges under the class Demospongiae.^[1][2]

Some of the members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.^[3]

Bibliography

• "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.

References

1. "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
2. van Soest, R. (2013). "Astrophorida Sollas, 1887". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
3. Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.