Demospongea - Agelasida

Full reference: G. H. Girty. 1908. The Guadalupian fauna. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 58:1-651

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

Sister taxa: Aphrosalpingidae, Astroscleridae, Auriculospongiidae, Catenispongiidae, Cliefdenellidae, Columnocoelia, Cryptocoeliidae, Exotubispongiidae, Fissispongiidae, Girtyocoeliidae, Glomocystospongiidae, Intrasporeocoeliidae, Madonia, Maeandrostiidae, Olangocoeliidae, Palermocoeliidae, Parastylothalamiidae, Pharetrospongiidae, Preperonidellidae, Radiotrabeculoporidae, Sestrostomellidae, Sphaeropontiidae, Spicidae, Stellispongiellidae, Tataouinella, Thaumastocoeliidae, Virgolidae

Subtaxa: Cystothalamia, Diecithalamia, Exovasa, Guadalupia, Imbricatocoelia, Incisimura, Lemonea, Polyphymaspongia

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Type: Guadalupia

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder