The Natural History Museum Fossil Porifera Collection

This article provides updated information about the Porifera Collection at The Natural History Museum (NHM), London. With very little information available regarding fossil sponge digitization or any similar initiative, this paper covers the type and figured specimens and drawer label content data of the Porifera Collection and also describes the collection and its research potential. With approximately 71,000 specimens, of which more than 60% are Mesozoic, the NHM holdings offer the best Mesozoic sponge collection in the world and one of the most important due to its breadth and depth. The Porifera Collection covers all stratigraphic periods and all taxonomic groups and includes almost 3000 cited and figured specimens including types. Although most of the specimens come from the British Isles, worldwide samples are also present, with abundant specimens from other Commonwealth countries and from Antarctica.The attached document is the author(’s’) final accepted/submitted version of the journal article. You are advised to consult the publisher’s version if you wish to cite from it

Cretaceous Silicispongiae

260 p., [2] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-233) and index.Historical resumé -- Morphological characteristics of the Silicispongiae -- Summary of the stratigraphy of the Upper Cretaceous formations of Europe -- Notes on the genera and species in the Schrammen Collection in the American Museum of Natural History

Porifora

22 p. ; 24 cm.Includes bibliographical references (p. 22)