Full reference: P. Gautret and J.-P. Cuif. 1989. Les démosponges calcifiées des biohermes du Jurassique supérieur du sud Tunisien (Oxfordien de la région de Tataouine). Geobios 22(1):49-63
Parent taxon: Agelasida according to W. Kiessling 2003
See also Gautret and Cuif 1989
Sister taxa: Actinostromarianinidae, Actinostromariidae, Amphorithalamiidae, Angullongiidae, Aphrosalpingidae, Astroscleridae, Auriculospongiidae, Blastoporella, Catenispongiidae, Cliefdenellidae, Columnocoelia, Cryptocoeliidae, Exotubispongiidae, Fissispongiidae, Fluegelispongites, Girtycoeliidae, Girtyocoeliidae, Globucatenulaiidae, Glomocystospongiidae, Guadalupiidae, Incertuspongia, Intrasporeocoeliidae, Kemeria, Maeandrostiidae, Milleporellidae, Noritubispongiidae, Olangocoeliidae, Palermocoeliidae, Parastylothalamiidae, Pharetrospongiidae, Phragmocoeliidae, Polyedridae, Preperonidellidae, Radiotrabeculoporidae, Sebargasiidae, Sestrostomellidae, Sobralispongia, Solenolmiidae, Sphaeropontiidae, Spicidae, Stellispongiellidae, Tabasiidae, Tenuipariespongia, Thamnonema, Thaumastocoeliidae, Virgolidae
Subtaxa: Tataouinella biribiensis Tataouinella corrugata
Type: Tataouinella biribiensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Oued Zaafrane buildups, Tunisia (Jurassic of Tunisia)
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