| Spirophorina | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Porifera |
| Class: | Demospongiae |
| Order: | Tetractinellida |
| Suborder: | Spirophorina Bergquist & Hogg, 1969 |
| Families | |
Azoricidae Sollas, 1888 | |
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Spirophorina is a suborder of sea sponges belonging to the class Demospongiae. [1]
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