Demospongea - Orchocladina - Anthaspidellidae
Full reference: B. Liu, J. K. Rigby, and Z. Zhu. 2003. Middle Ordovician lithistid sponges from the Bachu-Kalpin area, Xinjiang, northwestern China. Journal of Paleontology 77(3):430-441
Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to B. Liu et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, 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, Pseudopalmatohindia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Somersetella, Striataspongia, Talacastonia, Vandonia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella
Subtaxa: Annulospongia tarimensis
Type: Annulospongia tarimensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder