Suborder Rhizomorina Zittel 1875 (demosponge)
Demospongiae - Spirosclerophorida
Parent taxon: Spirosclerophorida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Hinde 1883 and Wagner 1963
Sister taxa: Bothrochlaenia, Chlaenia, Cladolithosia, Diacyparia, Discodermites, Elasmalimus, Hypothyra, Ischadia, Macandrewites, Mastostroma, Ocellaria, Orosphecion, Ortmannispongia, Pachypsechia, Physocalpia, Placojerea, Platispongia, Plethosiphonia, Podapsis, Polysiphoneudea, Polythyra, Pterocalpia, Rhizostele, Siphonocoelia
Subtaxa: Azoricoidea Haplistiidae Laosciadia Platychoniidae Platychoniodea Scleritodermatoidea Sentinelia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder