Demospongea - Orchocladina - Anthaspidellidae

Full reference: R. M. Finks. 1960. Late Paleozoic sponge faunas of the Texas region: The siliceous sponges. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 120(1):1-160

Parent taxon: Anthaspidellidae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004

Sister taxa: Amplaspongia, Annulospongia, Anthaspidella, Antrospongia, Archaeocyphia, Archaeoscyphia, Aulocopella, Aulocopoides, Australospongia, Calycocoelia, Canningella, Capsospongia, Cauliculospongia, Climacospongia, Cockbainia, Colinispongia, Dunhillia, Egania, Fieldospongia, Finksella, Fistulosospongia, Gleesonia, Incrassospongia, Incrustatospongia, Jereina, Jianghania, Malongullospongia, Multispongia, Nevadocoelia, Palaeojerea, Patellispongia, Phacellopegma, Playfordiella, Protachilleum, Psarodictyum, Pseudomultistella, Pseudopalmatohindia, Rankenella, Rhodesispongia, Rhopalocoelia, Rugocoelia, Somersetella, Striataspongia, Talacastonia, Vandonia, Velellospongia, Virgaspongia, Virgaspongiella, Yarrowigahia, Zittelella

Subtaxa: Multistella porosa

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Type: Multistella porosa

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder