Subclass Calcinea Bidder 1898 (calcareous sponge)
Parent taxon: Calcarea according to J. Vacelet 2015
See also Bambach et al. 2007, Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015 and Worheide et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Zigzagella, Gaspespongia, Faretronida
Subtaxa: Clathrinida Leucettida Murrayonida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder