Vosmaeropsis
Sign in to saveVosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassCalcarea
- OrderLeucosolenida
- FamilyHeteropiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 8
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Heteropiidae
- Collections
- CAS, AM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Distribution
- Accepted species
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Vosmaeropsis is a genus of sponges in the family, Heteropiidae, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is Vosmaeropsis macera (Carter, 1886).
== Distribution == GBIF with just 25 georeferenced specimens in this genus, shows it with an apparent world-wide distribution. The Australian Faunal Directory shows as being found on/off the coast of Victoria, and the coasts of north-west and south-west Western Australia.
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