Astrophorina

Astrophorina is a suborder of sea sponges in the class Demospongiae.^[1][2] Astrophorina was formerly named Astrophorida and classified as an order, but it is now recognised as a suborder of Tetractinellida^[3]

Astrophorina
Geodia barretti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Tetractinellida
Suborder:	Astrophorina Sollas, 1887
Families
Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870 Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907 Corallistidae Sollas, 1888 Geodiidae Gray, 1867 Isoraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 Macandrewiidae Schrammen, 1924 Neopeltidae Sollas, 1888 Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875 Phymaraphiniidae Schrammen, 1924 Phymatellidae Schrammen, 1910 Pleromidae Sollas, 1888 Theneidae Carter, 1883 Theonellidae Lendenfeld, 1903 Thrombidae Sollas, 1888 Vulcanellidae Cárdenas, Xavier, Reveillaud, Schander & Rapp, 2011
Synonyms
Astrophorida Sollas, 1887

Bibliography

• "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
• Morrow & Cárdenas' (2015) revision of the higher taxa of the Demospongiae, Astrophorida sensu Lévi, 1973 (and sensu Hooper & Van Soest, 2002)