†order Aporata Seilacher 1962 (calcareous sponge)
Parent taxon: Calcarea according to E. V. Boiko et al. 1991
See also Rigby et al. 1994, Rigby and Potter 1986 and Rigby et al. 1988
Sister taxa: Aspiculata, Aulocyclus, Aulospongia, Bellidispongia, Calcaronea, Calcinea, Clifdenella, Cystothalamiidae, Faniathalamia, Fistulisponga, Follicalena, Gravestockia, Nibionia, Paruvanella, Porata, Pseudodictyocoelia, Rahbahthalmia, Zigzagella, Madrespongia, Gaspespongia, Faretronida, Elasmostomatidae, Pharetronida
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Aporata in the database