Family Pheronematidae (glass sponge)
Hexactinellida - Lyssacinosa - Pheronematidae
Parent taxon: Lyssacinosa according to R.E.H. Reid 2004
See also Worheide et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Brachiospongia, Caulophacus, Colpospongia, Divaricospongia, Euplectellidae, Fistellaspongia, Leucopsacidae, Malumispongium, Oncosella, Opeamorphus, Pyritonema, Pyruspongia, Rossellidae, Stauractinella, Toomeyospongia, Wongaspongia, Foerstella, Palaeorossella, Rosella, Testispongia
Subtaxa: Pheronema Semperella
Type: Pheronema
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pheronematidae in the database