Minchinellidae
Minchinellidae is a family of calcareous sponges in the order Calcarea.[1] It is the only family in the monotypic class Lithonida.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Porifera |
Class: | Calcarea |
Order: | Lithonida Vacelet, 1981 |
Family: | Minchinellidae Dendy & Row, 1913 |
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Description
![](../I/m/Fossil_Porosphaera_Globularis_Rethen_(Vordorf)%2C_Germany.jpg)
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.
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References
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Minchinellidae Dendy & Row, 1913". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
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