†family Lanicyathidae Debrenne et al. 1989 (archaeocyath sponge)
Archaeocyatha - Capsulocyathida - Lanicyathidae
Parent taxon: Clathricoscinoidea according to F. Debrenne et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Clathricoscinidae
Subtaxa: Lanicyathus
Type: Lanicyathus
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lanicyathidae in the database