Order Calcaronea Bidder 1898 (calcareous sponge)
PaleoDB taxon number: 3630
Parent taxon: Calcarea according to G. Worheide et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Blastulospongia, 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
Subtaxa: Baerida, Leuconia, Leucosolenida, Lithonida, Protoleucon, Protosycon, Sphaerocoeliida, Stellispongiida, Sycettida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder