Hexactinellida - Rossellimorpha
Technically an informal group, but PBDB treats that rank as higher than superkingdom
Full reference: D. Mehl, M. Wuttke, and R. Kott. 1997. Beiträge zur Spongien-Fauna des Hunsrückschiefers (II). Beschreibung eines neuen Kieselschammes (Hexactinellida, "Rossellimorpha", fam., gen. et sp. indet). Magyar Allami Foldtani Intezet Evi Jelentese 1997(2):79-92
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to D. Mehl et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Lonsda, Lychniscosa, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Eschenbach-Bocksberg mine, Bundenbach (Devonian of Germany)