Astrophorina

Astrophorida
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Porifera
Class:	Demospongiae
Order:	Astrophorida; Bowerbank, 1862
Families
	Ancorinidae Schmidt, 1870; Calthropellidae Lendenfeld, 1907; Geodiidae Gray, 1867; Pachastrellidae Carter, 1875; Thrombidae Sollas, 1888
Synonyms
	Epipolasida

Astrophorida is an order of sea sponges under the class Demospongiae.^[1]

Some of the members of this order are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.^[2]

Bibliography

^ "Astrophorida". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
^ Meylan, Anne (1988-01-12). "Spongivory in Hawksbill Turtles: A Diet of Glass". Science. 239 (4838). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 393–395. doi:10.1126/science.239.4838.393. PMID 17836872. Retrieved 2007-02-15.

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