Demospongea - Agelasida - Guadalupiidae

Full reference: J. K. Rigby, J. S. Fan, and N. Han. 1995. Upper Permian silicified sponges from central Guangxi and western Hubei, south China. Journal of Paleontology 69(2):232-250

Belongs to Cystothalamia according to J. K. Rigby et al. 1995

Sister taxa: Cystothalamia adrianensis, Cystothalamia conica, Cystothalamia crassa, Cystothalamia distefanoi, Cystothalamia guadalupensis, Cystothalamia megacysta, Cystothalamia nana, Cystothalamia nodulifera, Cystothalamia surmaqensis

Type specimen: USNM 463570. Its type locality is Huangnitang Reef silicified blocks, Lichuan, which is in a Changhsingian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Changxing Formation of China.

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder