Parent taxon: Reticulosa according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Arystidictyon, Asthenospongiidae, Carduispongia, Dierespongioidea, Hintzespongioidea, Protospongioidea
Subtaxa: Dictyospongiidae Docodermatidae Stereodictyidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (1 collection)
• Permian of Mexico (1), United States (29: Oregon, Texas)
• Carboniferous of Argentina (1), China (1), Spain (1), United States (23: Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas)
• Devonian of Canada (3: Alberta, Manitoba), France (1), Germany (1), Ghana (1), United States (5: New York, Pennsylvania)
• Silurian of Canada (3: British Columbia, Nunavut)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Australia (1), Canada (1: Manitoba), the United Kingdom (1)
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia), China (5)
Total: 82 collections including 116 occurrences