†subfamily Leiofungiinae Finks et al. 2004 (demosponge)

Demospongiae - Agelasida - Pharetrospongiidae

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: Pharetrospongiidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

See also Senowbari-Daryan and Rigby 2015

Sister taxon: Pharetrospongiinae

Subtaxa: Aulacopagia Elasmopagia Grossotubenella Leiospongia Leonopagia Loenopagia Radicanalospongia

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Type: Leiofungia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Hungary (1 collection), Italy (6)

• Permian of China (7), United States (2: New Mexico)

Total: 16 collections including 26 occurrences

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