''Kuarrhaphis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
calcareous sponges
The calcareous sponges or calcereans are sponges that make up the class Calcarea, characterized by spicules made of calcium carbonate in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the spicules in most species are triradiate (with three ...
in the
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
Trichogypsiidae. It consists of one
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
, ''Kuarrhaphis cretacea''.
[Haeckel, E. (1872). ''Die Kalkschwämme. Eine Monographie in Zwei Bänden Text und einem Atlas mit 60 Tafeln Abbildungen''. Berlin: Verlag von Georg Reimer.]
References
Calcaronea
Monotypic sponge genera
Taxa named by Arthur Dendy
Taxa described in 1913
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