†Colospongia Laube 1865 (demosponge)
Demospongea - Vaceletida - Colospongiidae
Synonym: Waagenella de Laubenfels 1955
Parent taxon: Colospongiinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Colospongiella, Hajarispongia, Subascosymplegma, Tristratocoelia, Uvothalamia
Subtaxa: Colospongia americana, 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
Type: Colospongia dubia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder