Summary ²

Clionaidae is a family of demosponges which are found worldwide. This family is known for boring holes in calcareous material such as mollusc shells and corals, using both chemical and mechanical processes.

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1. (c) Roger Birkhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Roger Birkhead
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clionaidae

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• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• World Register of Marine Species

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