Tetractinellida is an

order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood ...

sea sponges Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders that are bound to the seabed, and are on ...

belonging to the class

Demospongiae Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90% of all extant sponges with nearly 8,800 species worldwide (according to the World P ...

. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 and replaced the two orders Astrophorida and

Spirophorida ''Spirophorina'' is a suborder of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae Demosponges or common sponges are sponges of the class Demospongiae (from + ), the most diverse group in the phylum Porifera which include greater than 90 ...

, which then became sub-orders as

Astrophorina Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae. Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), orde ...

and Spirophorina.

Families

; Suborder Astrophorina Sollas, 1887 * Family

Ancorinidae Ancorinidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida. Genera *'' Ancorina'' Schmidt, 1862 *'' Asteropus'' Sollas Sollas () is a small crofting township on the northern coast of the island of North Uist, Sco ...

Schmidt, 1870 * Family

Calthropellidae ''Calthropella'' is a genus of sea sponges in the Order (biology), order Tetractinellida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Calthropellidae. Species The following species are recognised in the genus Calthropella: * ''Calthropella duri ...

Lendenfeld, 1907 * Family

Corallistidae Corallistidae is a Family (biology), family of sea sponges. Genera *''Awhiowhio (sponge), Awhiowhio'' Kelly, 2007 *''Corallistes'' Schmidt, 1870 *''Herengeria'' Lévi & Lévi, 1988 *''Iberogilletia'' Ceccolini & Cianferoni, 2022 *''Isabella (s ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Geodiidae Geodiidae is a family of sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders ...

Gray, 1867 * Family Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888 * Family Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 * Family Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 * Family

Phymatellidae Phymatellidae is a family of sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feed ...

Schrammen, 1910 * Family

Pleromidae Pleromidae is a family of oceanic sea sponges. Genera *'' Anaderma'' Lévi & Lévi, 1983 *''Pleroma Pleroma (, literally "fullness") generally refers to the totality of divine powers. It is used in Christian theological contexts, as well a ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Theneidae Theneidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 and ...

Carter, 1883 * Family

Theonellidae Theonellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida, which was first described by Robert von Lendenfeld in 1903. ''Theonella conica'' is known for hyperaccumulation of molybdenum due to the action of an endosymbiont A ...

Lendenfeld, 1903 * Family

Thrombidae Thrombidae is a family of sea sponges. Genera *''Thrombus A thrombus ( thrombi) is a solid or semisolid aggregate from constituents of the blood (platelets, fibrin, red blood cells, white blood cells) within the circulatory system during l ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Vulcanellidae Vulcanellidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 ...

Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011 ; Suborder Spirophorina Bergquist & Hogg, 1969 * Family

Azoricidae Azoricidae is a family of marine sponges belonging to the order of Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Samidae ''Samus'' is a genus of sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeders t ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Scleritodermidae Scleritodermidae is a family of sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter f ...

Sollas, 1888 * Family

Siphonidiidae Siphonidiidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 ...

Lendenfeld, 1903 * Family

Spirasigmidae Spirasigmidae is a family of sponges belonging to the order Tetractinellida Tetractinellida is an Order (biology), order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. First described in 1876, this order received a new description in 2012 ...

Hallmann, 1912 * Family

Stupendidae ''Stupenda'' is a genus of sea sponge Sponges or sea sponges are primarily marine invertebrates of the animal phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), a basal clade and a sister taxon of the diploblasts. They are sessile filter feeder ...

Kelly & Cárdenas, 2016 * Family

Tetillidae Tetillidae is a family of marine sponges. Tetillids are more or less spherical sponges (sometimes referred to as golf ball sponges) which are found commonly in all marine habitats at all depths throughout the world. They are especially common in ...

Sollas, 1886 ; Suborder Thoosina Carballo, Bautista-Guerrero, Cárdenas, Cruz-Barraza, Aguilar-Camacho, 2018 * Family Thoosidae Cockerell, 1925

References

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