Spirophorida

Spirophorida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Spirophorida
Bergquist & Hogg, 1969
families
  • Samidae Sollas, 1888
  • Spirasigmidae Hallmann, 1912
  • Tetillidae Sollas, 1886

Spirophorida is an order of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae.[1]

Members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[2]

Bibliography

References

  1. ^ "Spirophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=659133. Retrieved 15 February 2007. 
  2. ^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 239 (4838): 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872.