Vulcanella gracilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Astrophorina
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Parazoa Phylum: Porifera Classis: Demospongiae Subclassis: Heteroscleromorpha Ordo: Tetractinellida Subordo: Astrophorina

Familia: Vulcanellidae
Genus: Vulcanella
Species: Vulcanella gracilis

Name

Vulcanella gracilis (Sollas, 1888)

• Holotype: BMNH 94.11.16.144–146 (slides), collected by H.M.S. Challenger Expedition in August 1873.
• Type locality: “St. lago, Porto Praya, Cape Verde Island; depth, 100 to 128 fathoms”.

Combinations

• Sphinctrella gracilis Sollas, 1888: 89 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Sollas, W.J. 1888. Report on the Tetractinellida collected by H.M.S. Challenger, during the years 1873-1876. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873–76. Zoology. 25(part 63): I–CLXVIII + 1–458, pl. 1–44. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Vulcanella gracilis in the World Register of Marine Species