Full reference: H.-L. Luo, L. Yong, S.-X. Hu, X.-P. Fu, S.-Q. Hou, X.-Y. Liu, L.-Z. Chen, F.-J. Li, J.-Y. Pang and Q. Liu. 2008. Early Cambrian Malong Fauna and Guanshan Fauna from Eastern Yunnan, China 1-134
Parent taxon: Porifera according to H.-L. Luo et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Amorphofungia, Archaeocyatha, Calcarea, Caliculospongia, Clathrispongia, Coronacollina, Cotyliscus, Cribroscyphia, Cuneiphycus, Cupulochonia, Cyathophyscus, Cyclospongia, Demospongea, Dendrocoelia, Disjectoporidae, Drosdovia, Eocoryne, Glenodictyum, Heteractinida, Hexactinellida, Holocoelia, Leiofungia, Limnoretheles, Matthewcyathus, Megalelasma, Microcoryne, Mussooriella, Nabaviella, Nostrocyathus, Oligoplagia, Palaeoierea, Phymoraphinia, Polyactinellidae, Scyphia, Sinoflabrum, Solactiniella, Sparsispongia, Stromatofungia, Stromatoporoidea, Tragos, Trammeria
Subtaxa: Shitangspongia lata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder