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''Lamontia'' 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 sponge 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 ...
s 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 ...
Baeriidae. It consists of one species, ''Lamontia zona'' Kirk, 1895.Kirk, H. B. (1895). Further contributions to a knowledge of New Zealand sponges. ''Transactions of the New Zealand Institute'', 27, 287–292. The genus and species were described by
New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
biologist
Harry Borrer Kirk Harry Borrer Kirk (9 March 1859 – 15 July 1948) was a New Zealand school inspector, biologist and university professor. Public life He was born in Coventry, Warwickshire, England on 9 March 1859 to Sarah Jane Mattocks and Thomas Kirk. ...
in 1895. The type locality of ''Lamontia zona'' is Cook Strait, New Zealand.


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Calcaronea Monotypic sponge genera Taxa described in 1895 {{calcarea-stub