Full reference: R. M. Finks and J. K. Rigby. 2004. Hypercalcified sponges. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology E revised(3):E585-E764
Parent taxon: Calcaronea according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Baerida, Leucosolenida, Lithonida, Sphaerocoeliida, Sycettida
Subtaxa: Endostomatidae Lelapiidae Stellispongiidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of India (1 collection), Mexico (2)
• Paleocene of United States (3: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous to Paleogene of United States (1: New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Argentina (1), Australia (1), Austria (2), Chile (4), Czechia (6), France (7), Germany (4), Mexico (1), Spain (1), Switzerland (5), the United Kingdom (3), United States (2: Arizona, Texas), Venezuela (1)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Austria (1)
• Jurassic of Austria (1), Eritrea (1), France (2), Germany (24), India (1), Iran (6), Italy (2), North Atlantic (3), Poland (19), Portugal (11), Romania (2), the Russian Federation (1), Switzerland (1), Ukraine (1), the United Kingdom (3)
• Triassic of Austria (20), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Germany (2), Greece (1), Hungary (2), India (1), Indian Ocean (1), Indonesia (1), Iran (4), Italy (27), Japan (1), Oman (1), Peru (2), Romania (1), Slovenia (3), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (1), Türkiye (2), the United Arab Emirates (1), United States (4: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon)
• Permian of China (37), Croatia (2), Iran (1), Italy (2), Slovenia (1), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 246 collections including 515 occurrences