Order Vaceletida Finks et al. 2004 (demosponge)
Full reference: R. M. Finks, R. E. H. Reid, and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Porifera (revised) (Demospongea, Hexactinellida, Heteractinida, Calcarea). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology E revised(3):1-872
Parent taxon: Ceractinomorpha according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Halisarcida, Medfraspongia, Sigmatosclerophorida, Verongida
Subtaxa: Platysphaerocoelia Polytubithalamiidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Italy (1 collection), Tajikistan (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence