Leucandra (sponge)

Leucandra
Temporal range:
Leucandra pulvinar
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Calcarea
Order: Leucosolenida
Family: Grantiidae
Genus: Leucandra
Haeckel, 1872
Species

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Synonyms
  • Dyssycum Haeckel, 1870
  • Leucogypsia Bowerbank, 1862
  • Leucortis Haeckel, 1872
  • Medon Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864
  • Mlea Haeckel, 1872

Leucandra is a genus of calcareous sponge belonging to the family Grantiidae.:1166 Its earliest known fossils are from the Jurassic.:1117