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Genus of sponges

_Geodia_Temporal range: Early Campanian - Present[1]
Geodia barretti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Porifera
Class: Demospongiae
Order: Tetractinellida
Family: Geodiidae
Subfamily: Geodiinae
Genus: GeodiaLamarck, 1815
Species
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Synonyms
List Cydonium Fleming, 1828 Geodia (Cydonium) Fleming, 1828 Geodia (Geodia) Lamarck, 1815 Geodia (Isops) Sollas, 1880 Geodia (Sidonops) Sollas, 1889 Geodia (Stellogeodia) Czerniavsky, 1880 Geodia (Synops) Vosmaer, 1882 Geodinella Lendenfeld, 1903 Isops Sollas, 1880 Pyxitis Schmidt, 1870 Sidonops Sollas, 1889 † Silicosphaera Hughes, 1985 Sydonops [lapsus] Synops Vosmaer, 1882

Geodia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.[2]

This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules. Members of this genus are known to be eaten by hawksbill turtles.[3]

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  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (entry on Porifera)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Archived from the original on 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-01-12.
  2. ^ "Geodia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 February 2007.
  3. ^ 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. JSTOR 1700236. PMID 17836872. S2CID 22971831.