PaleoDB taxon number: 3530
Parent taxon: Demospongia according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aplysinofibra, Axinellidae, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Choristida, Clavulina, Coniculospongia, Consinocodium, Desmacellidae, Dictyonellidae, Epipolasida, Ginkgospongia, Guadalupiida, Halichondriidae, Haplosclerida, Hemiasterellidae, Heteroscleromorpha, Ichnospongia, Incrustospongia, Infexiostella, Janussenia, Karatubulus, Keratosa, Lithistida, Lovcenipora, Metschnikowia, Myxospongiae, Offella, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Petrosina, Poecilosclerida, Polymastidae, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Raspailiidae, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Scopalinidae, Sphaeriella, Spirastrellidae, Spongillina, Spongiopsammia, Stelligeridae, Suberitidae, Tabasiidae, Tetractinellida, Tetractinomorpha, Timeidae, Trachycladidae, Trichospongia, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Chaetetopsis, Favosichaetetes, Goreauiella, Guizhouchaetetes, Keriocoelia, Leiochaetetes, Meandripetra, Merlia, Metamsassia, Pamirochaetetes, Parastromatoporidae, Precaratoporella, Pseudochaetetes, Sclerocoelia, Spherolichaetetes, Stromatospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder