Synonyms: Calcispongea [objective synonym], Calcispongiae [objective synonym]
Parent taxon: Porifera according to J. Vacelet 2015
See also Edgecombe et al. 2011, Finks et al. 2004, Nielsen 2012, Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015, Sepkoski 2002, Skovsted 2006, Worheide et al. 2012 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Alasonia, Aphlebospongia, Archaeocyatha, Ausia, Batchatocyathus, Bicyathus, Bortepesia, Clathrispongia, Codites, Coniatopenia, Cornuaspongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribricyatha, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cupulospongia, Cyclospongia, Demospongiae, Diestosphecion, Diplostomella, Disjectoporidae, Dulmius, Dulmius innovatus, Dyocopanon, Eocoryne, Eocyathispongia, Floriana, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Homoscleromorpha, Lamellispongia, Limnoretheles, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Monotheles, Nabaviella, Nelumbosium, Nelumbosium primum, Oligoplagia, Palaeophragmodictya, Pharetronida, Pilosphecion, Plectinia, Polyactinellidae, Polycnemiseudea, Psephidia, Pulchrilaminida, Puppispongia, Puppispongia prostrema, Radicispongia, Rauffia, Rugoconites, Sclerospongiae, Scribroporella, Scyphia, Shitangspongia, Sinoflabrum, Sparsispongia, Sphinctozoa, Spirocyathidae, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Taraxaculum, Textispongia, Thalamospongia, Thectardis, Toriscodermia, Tragos, Trammeria, Tubispongia
Subtaxa: Aporata Aspiculata Aulocyclus Aulospongia Bellidispongia Calcaronea Calcinea Clifdenella Cystothalamiidae Faniathalamia Faretronida Fistulisponga Follicalena Gaspespongia Gravestockia Nibionia Paruvanella Porata Pseudodictyocoelia Rahbahthalmia Wanella Zigzagella
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder