†family Pileospongiidae Rigby et al. 1979 (glass sponge)

Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Pileospongiidae

Parent taxon: Pileolitoidea according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Pileolitidae, Wareembaiidae

Subtaxa: Pileospongia

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of United States (2: Alabama collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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