Demospongea - Orchocladina - Anthaspidellidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby and B. D. Webby. 1988. Late Ordovician sponges from the Malongulli Formation of central New South Wales, Australia. Palaeontographica Americana 56:1-147

Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to B. Liu et al. 2003

Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Anthaspidella, Antrospongia, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulocopella, Aulocopoides, Australospongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Dunhillia, Egania, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Multispongia, Multistella, Nevadocoelia, Palaeojerea, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Somersetella, Striataspongia, Talacastonia, Vandonia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Subtaxa: Pseudopalmatohindia digitata

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Type: Pseudopalmatohindia digitata

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder