Calthropella is a genus of sea sponges in the order Tetractinellida. It is the only genus in the monotypic family Calthropellidae.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Calthropella:
- Calthropella durissima <small>Topsent, 1892</small>
- Calthropella geodioides <small>(Carter, 1876)</small>
- Calthropella enigmatica <small>(Lévi & Lévi, 1983)</small>
- Calthropella inopinata <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1983</small>
- Calthropella lithistina <small>(Schmidt, 1880)</small>
- Calthropella novaezealandiae <small>(Bergquist, 1961)</small>
- Calthropella pathologica <small>(Schmidt, 1868)</small>
- Calthropella pyrifera <small>van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010</small>
- Calthropella recondita <small>Pulitzer-Finali, 1972</small>
- Calthropella simplex <small>Sollas, 1888</small>
- Calthropella stelligera <small>(Schmidt, 1868)</small>
- Calthropella xavierae <small>van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010</small>
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