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Order Clathrinida Family Clathrinidae Family Soleniscidae Family Levinellidae Family Leucaltidae Family Leucascidae Family Leucettidae Order Murrayonida
Subclass CalcineaOrder Clathrinida
taken from 'Sponguide' by J.N.A. Hooper (Queensland Museum, Brisbane)
Definition: Skeleton composed exclusively of free spicules, without hypercalcified non-spicular reinforcements or spicule tracts.
With 6 families (see menu left).
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