†family Aphrosalpingidae Myagkova 1955 (demosponge)
Parent taxon: Agelasida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Astroscleridae, Auriculospongiidae, Catenispongiidae, Cliefdenellidae, Columnocoelia, Cryptocoeliidae, Exotubispongiidae, Fissispongiidae, Girtyocoeliidae, Glomocystospongiidae, Guadalupiidae, Intrasporeocoeliidae, Madonia, Maeandrostiidae, Olangocoeliidae, Palermocoeliidae, Parastylothalamiidae, Pharetrospongiidae, Preperonidellidae, Radiotrabeculoporidae, Sestrostomellidae, Sphaeropontiidae, Spicidae, Stellispongiellidae, Tataouinella, Thaumastocoeliidae, Virgolidae
Subtaxa: Cystothalamiella, Fistulospongininae, Nematosalpinx, Palaeoschadinae, Vesicocauliinae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder