†family Cephaloraphiditidae Reid 1968 (demosponge)
Demospongiae - Choristida - Cephaloraphiditidae
Synonym: Ophiraphiditidae Schrammen 1903
Parent taxon: Choristida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Ancorinida, Arthaberia, Craniellida, Fusiferella, Helminthophyllidae, Pachastrellida, Plakinida, Scolioraphididae, Ungulaspongia
Subtaxa: Cephaloraphidites Cerberorhaphidites Euleraphe Heteroraphidites Megaloraphium Ophiodesia Ophiraphidites Polytretia Rhabdospongia
Type: Cephaloraphidites
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: North Carolina collections)
• Cretaceous of Germany (5), Poland (1)
• Jurassic of Poland (1)
Total: 9 collections including 20 occurrences