Demospongiae - Agelasida - Girtycoeliidae
Full reference: R. M. Finks and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Hypercalcified sponges. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology E revised(3):E585-E764
Parent taxon: Agelasida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Actinostromarianinidae, Actinostromariidae, Amphorithalamiidae, Angullongiidae, Aphrosalpingidae, Astroscleridae, Auriculospongiidae, Blastoporella, Catenispongiidae, Cliefdenellidae, Columnocoelia, Cryptocoeliidae, Exotubispongiidae, Fissispongiidae, Fluegelispongites, Girtyocoeliidae, Globucatenulaiidae, Glomocystospongiidae, Guadalupiidae, Incertuspongia, Intrasporeocoeliidae, Kemeria, Maeandrostiidae, Milleporellidae, Noritubispongiidae, Olangocoeliidae, Palermocoeliidae, Parastylothalamiidae, Pharetrospongiidae, Phragmocoeliidae, Polyedridae, Preperonidellidae, Radiotrabeculoporidae, Sebargasiidae, Sestrostomellidae, Sobralispongia, Solenolmiidae, Sphaeropontiidae, Spicidae, Stellispongiellidae, Tabasiidae, Tataouinella, Tenuipariespongia, Thamnonema, Thaumastocoeliidae, Virgolidae
Subtaxa: Girtycoelia Takreamina
Type: Girtycoelia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of the Russian Federation (1 collection), Tajikistan (1)
• Permian of China (1), Thailand (1), Tunisia (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (7: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 13 collections each including a single occurrence