Demospongea - Agelasida

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

Sister taxa: Aphrosalpingidae, 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

Subtaxa: Parahimatella, Preeudeinae, Preeudinae, Pseudohimatellinae, Virgolinae

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Type: Virgola

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder