PaleoDB taxon number: 3603
Parent taxon: Porifera according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Amorphofungia, Archaeocyatha, Archaeocyathidae, Caliculospongia, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cyathophyscus, Cyclospongia, Demospongea, Dendrocoelia, Disjectoporidae, Drosdovia, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Leiofungia, Limnorea, Limnoretheles, Matthewcyathus, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Mussooriella, Nabaviella, Nostrocyathus, Oligoplagia, Palaeoierea, Phymoraphinia, Polyactinellidae, Psephidia, Sclerospongiae, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Solactiniella, Sparsispongia, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Thectardis, Tragos, Trammeria
Subtaxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Blastulospongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Epeudea, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gaspespongia, Khalfinaea, Lamellispongia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Pharetronida, Phragmocoelia, Porata, Praethalamopora, Pseudodictyocoelia, Radiothalamos, Rahbahthalmia, Rigbyspongia, Scribroporella, Sebargasia, Vascothalmia, Wanella, Zigzagella
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder