PaleoDB taxon number: 3634
Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Blastulospongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Epeudea, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gaspespongia, Khalfinaea, Lamellispongia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Phragmocoelia, Porata, Praethalamopora, Pseudodictyocoelia, Radiothalamos, Rahbahthalmia, Rigbyspongia, Scribroporella, Sebargasia, Vascothalmia, Wanella, Zigzagella
Subtaxa: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Aplosphecion, Blastinoidea, Brevisiphonella, Calicia, Cnemicopanon, Coeloconia, Coniatopenia, Conispongia, Conocoelia, Cornuaspongia, Diasterofungia, Diestosphecion, Diplostoma, Discocoeila, Dyoconia, Dyocopanon, Elasmocoelia, Euzittelia, Inobolia, Pachymura, Pachytilodia, Peronidellidae, Pharetrospongia, Plectinia, Polycnemiseudea, Polyendostoma, Porosphaerella, Radicispongia, Raphidonema, Rauffia, Sagittularia, Solenocoelia, Synopella, Thamnonema, Trachyphlyctia, Trachysinia, Trachyspecion, Trachytila, Tremospongia, Tretocalia, Tubispongia, Virmula, Winwoodia
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder