Calthropellidae

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 Topsent, 1892 Calthropella geodioides (Carter, 1876) Calthropella enigmatica (Lévi & Lévi, 1983) Calthropella inopinata Pulitzer-Finali, 1983 Calthropella lithistina (Schmidt, 1880) Calthropella novaezealandiae (Bergquist, 1961) Calthropella pathologica (Schmidt, 1868) Calthropella pyrifera van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010 Calthropella recondita Pulitzer-Finali, 1972 Calthropella simplex Sollas, 1888 Calthropella stelligera (Schmidt, 1868) Calthropella xavierae van Soest, Beglinger & de Voogd, 2010