List of Nominal Species of Clionaidae
(Boring sponges)
Nominal Species (n = 112) Present allocation (n = 57) Ref.
Cliona abyssorum Carter, 1874 Cliona abyssorum 19
Cliona albimarginata Calcinai, Cerrano, Sàra, Bavestrello, 2000 Cliona albimarginata 835
Cliona alderi Hancock, 1849 Cliona celata 75097
Poterion amphitritae Harting, 1870 Cliona patera 81807
Spirastrella andrewsi George & Wilson, 1919 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Cliona angulata Hancock, 1849 Cliona celata 75097
Cliona aprica Pang, 1973 Cliona aprica 81807
Cliona aprica f. profunda Pang, 1973 Cliona aprica 81807
Papillina arcuata Topsent, 1889 Cliona varians 81807
Spirastrella areolata Dendy, 1897 Spheciospongia areolata 81807
Cliona argus Thiele, 1898 Cliona argus 19
Spheciospongia arndti de Laubenfels, 1936 Spheciospongia inconstans 81807
Poterion atlantica George & Wilson, 1919 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Spirastrella aurivillii Lindgren, 1897 Cliothosa aurivillii 81807
Spirastrella aurivillii excavans Lindgren, 1897 Cliothosa aurivillii 81807
Cliona azzaroliae Sarà, 1978 Volzia azzaroliae 3477
Cliona bacillifera Carter, 1887 Pione carpenteri 81807
Spirastrella bonneti Topsent, 1906 Spheciospongia purpurea 81807
Cliona californiana de Laubenfels, 1932 Cliona californiana 3477
Cliona caribbaea Carter, 1882 Cliona caribbaea 19
Spirastrella carnosa Topsent, 1897 Spheciospongia carnosa 81807
Cliona carpenteri Hancock, 1867 Pione carpenteri 81807
Cliona celata Grant, 1826 Cliona celata 19
Cliona chilensis Thiele, 1905 Cliona chilensis 3477
Vioa clio Nardo, 1839 Cliona celata 75097
Vioa coccinea Nardo, 1839 Cliona celata 75097
Spheciospongia confoederata De Laubenfels, 1930 Spheciospongia confoederata 19
Cliona copiosa Sarà, 1959 Cliona viridis 81807
Suberites coronarius Carter, 1882 Cliona varians 81807
Papillina cribrosa Schmidt, 1970 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Alcyonium cuspidiferum Lamarck, 1815 Cervicornia cuspidifera 81807
Spirastrella cylindrica Kieschnick, 1896 Spheciospongia vagabunda 81807
Cliona delitrix Pang, 1973 Cliona delitrix 19
Cliona dichotoma Calcinai, Cerrano, Sàra, Bavestrello, 2000 Cliona dichotoma 835
Paedoclione doliiformis Danforth, 1907 Paedoclione doliiformis 19
Vioa dujardini Nardo, 1844 Cliona celata 75097
Spongia dysoni Carter, 1882 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Cliona ensifera Sollas, 1878 Cliona ensifera 81807
Cliona euryphylle Topsent, 1888 Cliona euryphylle 3477
Cliona favus Calcinai, Cerrano, Sàra, Bavestrello, 2000 Cliona favus 835
Cliona globulifera Hancock, 1867 Cliona celata 75097
Cliona gorgonioides Hancock, 1849 Cliona celata 75097
Raphyrus griffithsii Bowerbank, 1866 Cliona celata 75097
Rhaphyrus griffithsii Bowerbank, 1866 Cliona celata 75097
Vioa hancocci Schmidt, 1862 Cliothosa hancocki 81807
Thoosa hancocki Topsent, 1888 Cliothosa hancocki 81807
Cliona howsei Hancock, 1849 Cliona lobata 75097
Halichondria hystrix Johnston, 1842 Cliona celata 75097
Suberites inconstans Dendy, 1887 Spheciospongia inconstans 81807
Cliona jullieni Topsent, 1891 Cliona jullieni 3477
Cliona kempi Annandale, 1915 Cliona kempi 81807
Spirastrella lacunosa Kieschnick, 1898 Spheciospongia lacunosa 81807
Cliona lampa de Laubenfels, 1950 Pione lampa 19
Cliona lampa f. occulta Rützler, 1974 Pione lampa 3477
Cliona langae Pang, 1973 Cliona langae 3477
Cliona levispira Topsent, 1898 Cliona levispira 19
Cliona liangae Calcinai, Cerrano, Sàra, Bavestrello, 2000 Cliona liangae 835
Cliona lobata Hancock, 1849 Cliona lobata 19
Pseudosuberites melanos de Laubenfels, 1934 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Cliona mucronata Sollas, 1878 Cliona mucronata 835
Poterion neptuni Schlegel, 1858 Cliona patera 81807
Poterion neptuni var. cupuliforme Harting, 1870 Cliona patera 81807
Poterion neptuni var. hypocrateriforme Harting, 1870 Cliona patera 81807
Poterion neptuni var. poculiforme Harting, 1870 Cliona patera 81807
Poterion neptuni var. ringens Harting, 1870 Cliona patera 81807
Papillina nigricans Schmidt, 1862 Cliona viridis 81807
Cliona orientalis Thiele, 1900 Cliona orientalis 81807
Spheciospongia othello de Laubenfels, 1950 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Spirastrella papillosa Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Spheciospongia papillosa 3477
Vioa pasithea Nardo, 1839 Cliona celata 75097
Spongia patera Hardwicke, 1822 Cliona patera 81807
Ridleia peleia de Laubenfels, 1954 Spheciospongia peleia 3477
Cliona pruvoti Topsent, 1900 Cliona pruvoti 19
Hymeniacidon pulvinatus Bowerbank, 1872 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Alcyonium purpureum Lamarck, 1815 Spheciospongia purpurea 81807
Cliona quadrata Hancock, 1849 Cliothosa quadrata 81807
Vioa ramosa Lendenfeld, 1897 Cliothosa hancocki 81807
Cliona raphida Boury-Esnault, 1973 Cliona raphida 3477
Vioa schmidtii Ridley, 1881 Cliona schmidti 81807
Spirastrella semilunaris Lindgren, 1897 Spheciospongia semilunaris 81807
Cliothosa seurati Topsent, 1905 Cliothosa hancocki 81807
Spirastrella solida Ridley & Dendy, 1886 Spheciospongia solida 75097
Spirastrella spiculifera Kieschnick, 1900 Spheciospongia spiculifera 81807
Papillina suberea Schmidt, 1862 Cliona viridis 81807
Cliona subulata Sollas, 1878 Cliona viridis 81807
Spongia sulphurea Desor, 1851 Cliona celata 75097
Hymeniacidon tenebrosus Bowerbank, 1882 Cliona celata 75097
Spirastrella tentorioides Dendy, 1905 Spheciospongia tentorioides 3477
Cliona tenuis Zea & Weil, 2003 Cliona tenuis 415
Spongia terebrans Duvernoy, 1840 Cliona celata 75097
Prianos tierneyi de Laubenfels, 1953 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Cliona tremitensis Sara, 1961 Cliona viridis 81807
Cliona truitti Old, 1941 Pione truitti 3477
Suberites tuberculosus Schmidt, 1870 Cliona varians 81807
Vioa typica Nardo, 1833 Cliona celata 75097
Suberties undulatus George & Wilson, 1919 Cliona undulata 3477
Cliona utricularis Calcinai, Cerrano, Sàra, Bavestrello, 2000 Cliona utricularis 835
Spirastrella vagabunda Ridley, 1884 Spheciospongia vagabunda 81807
Spirastrella vagabunda fungoides Dendy, 1905 Spheciospongia vagabunda 81807
Spirastrella vagabunda gallensis Dendy, 1905 Spheciospongia vagabunda 81807
Spirastrella vagabunda tubulodigitata Dendy, 1905 Spheciospongia vagabunda 81807
Anthosigmella valentis de Laubenfels, 1957 Cliona valentis 3477
Thalysias varians Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864 Cliona varians 81807
Cliona vastifica Hancock, 1849 Pione vastifica 81807
Cliona vermifera Hancock, 1867 Cliona vermifera 3477
Alcyonium vesparium Lamarck, 1815 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Spheciospongia vesparium pallida Vicente, Rützler & Carballeira, 1991 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Spheciospongia vesparium typica Vicente, Rützler & Carballeira, 1991 Spheciospongia vesparium 81807
Vioa viridis Schmidt, 1862 Cliona viridis 81807
Cliona warreni Carter, 1881 Cliothosa quadrata 81807
Suberites wilsoni Carter, 1885 Spheciospongia purpurea 81807
Fowlerina zetesios Pelseneer, 1906 Fowlerina zetesios 19
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