Demospongiae - Agelasida - Fissispongiidae
Parent taxon: Agelasida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby et al. 2009 and Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015
Sister taxa: Actinostromarianinidae, Actinostromariidae, Amphorithalamiidae, Angullongiidae, Aphrosalpingidae, Astroscleridae, Auriculospongiidae, Blastoporella, Catenispongiidae, Cliefdenellidae, Columnocoelia, Cryptocoeliidae, Exotubispongiidae, 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, Tataouinella, Tenuipariespongia, Thamnonema, Thaumastocoeliidae, Virgolidae
Subtaxa: Fissispongia Hormospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: New Mexico, Texas collections)
• Devonian of Australia (1), United States (4: Alaska)
Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences