Heteroscleromorpha
Subclass of demosponges
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Heteroscleromorpha is a subclass of demosponges within the phylum Porifera.[2][3]
Phylum:Porifera
Class:Demospongiae
Subclass:Heteroscleromorpha
Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012[1]
Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012[1]
| Heteroscleromorpha | |
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| Axinella polypoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Subclass: | Heteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012[1] |
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Heteroscleromorpha has the most taxa of the demosponge subclasses, with an estimated 7500 species.
Its origin can be traced back to the Cambrian period, with the oldest fossil found in Sirius Passet, Greenland. But the true origin of the group may be even older.[4]
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