Demospongea - Vaceletida - Colospongiidae

Alternative combination: Steinmannia americana

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651

Belongs to Colospongia according to O. Weidlich and B. Senowbari-Daryan 1996

Sister taxa: Colospongia arakeljani, Colospongia aspergillum, Colospongia benjamini, Colospongia catenulata, Colospongia composita, Colospongia cortexifera, Colospongia dubia, Colospongia globosa, Colospongia iranica, Colospongia leveni, Colospongia maxima, Colospongia monilis, Colospongia nachodkiensis, Colospongia paronae, Colospongia pramollensis, Colospongia ramosa, Colospongia recta, Colospongia salinaria

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder