Synonym: Lychniskida Schrammen 1902
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to R.E.H. Reid 2004
See also Finks et al. 2004 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Lonsda, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Rossellimorpha, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: Aulophax Callodictyidae Callodictyonidae Calyptrellidae Camerospongiidae Cavispongia Coeloptychidae Cypelliidae Dactylocalycidae Dracolychnus Etheridgea Leucopsacasiidae Pachyrachis Pachyteichismatidae Plectascus Polyblastidiidae Rhizopoteronopsis Rhizopterion Sclerokalia Sestrocladia Sporadopylidae Triadocoelia Ventriculitidae Xylospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder