Hexactinellida - Reticulosa - Dictyospongiidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (revised) (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology E revised(3):1-872
Parent taxon: Dictyospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Calathospongiinae, Diagonodictya, Dictyospongiinae, Microstaurella, Physospongiinae, Prismodictyinae, Thysanodictyinae
Subtaxa: Botryodictya Ceratodictya Cleodictya Clepsydrospongia Hydnoangulus Hydnoceras Hydnocerina Protoprisma Rhabdosispongia Tylodictya
Type: Hydnoceras
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (2: Indiana collections)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Manitoba)
• Cambrian of Canada (2: British Columbia)
Total: 5 collections including 6 occurrences