Synonym: Lyssacinosida [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Acanothyra, Amphidiscosa, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Azyrtalia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Chirospongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleura, Farreopsis, Gonamispongia, Hemidiagoniella, Hemidiscosa, Hexasterophora, Hintzesnonaia, Hodsia, Kometia, Konyrium, Krainerella, Lychniscosa, Lysactinella, Lyssakida, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Reticulosa, Silicunculus, Solusrectus, Stiodermiella, Stromatidiidae, Testiispongia, Textispongia, Uralonema
Subtaxa: Acanthospongia, Brachiospongioidea, Brevicirrus, Calathospongia, Caulophacus, Colpospongia, Crateromorpha, Euplectella, Euplectellidae, Flexuospiculata, Foerstella, Lasiothrix, Leucopsacasiidae, Leucopsacidae, Lumectospongiidae, Malumispongium, Oncosella, Opeamorphus, Palaeosaccus, Proeuplectella, Pyritonema, Regardrella, Rosella, Rossellidae, Stauractinellidae, Testispongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder