Full reference: W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society 1-253
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to W. King 1850
Sister taxa: Acanothyra, Amphidiscosa, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Azyrtalia, Baccispongia, Chelispongia, Chirospongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleura, Farreopsis, Gonamispongia, Hemidiagoniella, Hemidiscosa, Hexasterophora, Hintzesnonaia, Hodsia, Kometia, Konyrium, Krainerella, Lychniscosa, Lysactinella, Lyssacinosa, Lyssakida, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Reticulosa, Silicunculus, Solusrectus, Stiodermiella, Stromatidiidae, Testiispongia, Textispongia, Uralonema
Subtaxa: Bothroconis plana
Type: Bothroconis plana
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder