Clathrinida

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Clathrinida
Ascandra pinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Porifera Class: Calcarea Subclass: Calcinea Order: Clathrinida Hartman, 1958
Families
Clathrinidae Soleneiscidae Levinellidae Leucaltidae Leucascidae Leucettidae

Clathrinida is an order of Calcinea. Members of this order have calcareous skeletons, and are strictly marine. These sponges have an asconoid structure and lack a true dermal membrane or cortex. The spongocoel is lined with choanocytes.