Full reference: J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560
Parent taxon: Demospongiae according to G. Worheide et al. 2012
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aplysinofibra, Axinellidae, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Choristida, Clavulina, Coniculospongia, Consinocodium, Desmacellidae, Dictyonellidae, Epipolasida, Ginkgospongia, Guadalupiida, Halichondriidae, Haplosclerida, Hemiasterellidae, Heteroscleromorpha, Ichnospongia, Incrustospongia, Infexiostella, Janussenia, Karatubulus, Keratosa, Lithistida, Lovcenipora, Metschnikowia, Myxospongiae, Offella, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Petrosina, Polymastidae, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Raspailiidae, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Scopalinidae, Sphaeriella, Spirastrellidae, Spongillina, Spongiopsammia, Stelligeridae, Suberitidae, Tabasiidae, Tabulospongida, Tetractinellida, Tetractinomorpha, Timeidae, Trachycladidae, Trichospongia, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Acanthoraphis Chondrocladia Cladorhiza Forcepia Hamacantha Hymedesmia Iophon Makiyama Melonanchora Myxilla Myxillidae Ophiodesia Oppligera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic
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