†order Faretronida Zittel 1878 (calcareous sponge)
Parent taxon: Calcispongea according to O. Macsotay and I. Olivares 2007
Sister taxa: Aporata, Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Zigzagella, Gaspespongia
Subtaxa: Discocoelidae
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Venezuela (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence