Parent taxon: Demospongia according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aplysinofibra, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Choristida, Clavulina, Coniculospongia, Consinocodium, Dictyoceratida, Epipolasida, Ginkgospongia, Guadalupiida, Haplosclerida, Homoscleromorpha, Ichnospongia, Incrustospongia, Infexiostella, Janussenia, Karatubulus, Lithistida, Metschnikowia, Offella, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Poecilosclerida, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Sphaeriella, Tabasiidae, Tabulospongida, Tetractinomorpha, Trichospongia, Verongiida, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Acanthastrella, Acanthophora, Arthaberia, Calthropella, Condylacanthus, Corticium, Craniella, Euleraphe, Fusiferella, Geodites, Halina, Ophiraphidites, Ortmannia, Pachastrella, Paropsites, Penares, Rhabdospongia, Rhaxelloides, Stromatorhaxella, Thrombus, Youngella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder