Demospongiae - Lithistida - Astylospongiidae
Parent taxon: Orchocladina according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
See also Rigby et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Anthaspidellidae, Anthracosyconidae, Chiastoclonellidae, Streptosolenidae
Subtaxa: Astyloscyphia Astylospongia Astylospongiella Astylostroma Astylotuba Attungaia Caliculospongia Camellaspongia Carpospongia Caryoconus Caryospongia Devonoscyphia Ellesmerespongia Garraspongia Globispongia Inglispongia Jazwicella Malinowskiella Palaeomanon Phialaspongia Raanespongia Shuqraiopsis
Type: Astylospongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of North Atlantic (1 collection)
• Jurassic of North Atlantic (1)
• Permian of Canada (5: Nunavut), Iran (1)
• Devonian of Australia (2), Belgium (2), France (1), Germany (1), Poland (2)
• Silurian of Canada (15: Northwest Territories, Nunavut), United States (7: Indiana, Tennessee)
• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Australia (3), Canada (1: Québec), United States (3: Minnesota)
Total: 46 collections including 59 occurrences