Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Camerospongiidae
Parent taxon: Lychniscosa according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aulophax, Callodictyidae, Callodictyonidae, Calyptrellidae, Cavispongia, Coeloptychidae, Cypelliidae, Dactylocalycidae, Dracolychnus, Etheridgea, Leucopsacasiidae, Pachyrachis, Pachyteichismatidae, Plectascus, Polyblastidiidae, Rhizopoteronopsis, Rhizopterion, Sclerokalia, Sestrocladia, Sporadopylidae, Ventriculitidae, Xylospongia, Triadocoelia
Subtaxa: Camerospongia Rhytistamnia Robinia Stamnia Toulminia
Type: Camerospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Miocene to Oligocene of United States (1: Montana collection)
• Miocene of Switzerland (1), United States (2: Nebraska, Nevada)
• Eocene to Oligocene of United States (4: Colorado)
• Eocene of Italy (1), United States (2: Colorado, North Carolina)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Colorado)
• Cretaceous of France (11), Germany (3), Poland (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (4)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (1)
Total: 35 collections including 45 occurrences