†Pachyascus Schrammen 1937 (glass sponge)
Hexactinellida - Hexactinosa - Craticulariidae
Parent taxon: Laocoetidinae according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Botroclonium, Intextum, Laocoetis, Leptolacis, Scipiospongia
Subtaxa: Pachyascus batalleri, Pachyascus formosus, Pachyascus lopatinensis, Pachyascus punctatus
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder