Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa

Parent taxon: Lychniscosa according to A. Pisera and P. Busquets 2002

Sister taxa: Alosculum, Aulophax, Beaussetia, Calathiscus, Callodictyonidae, Calyptrellidae, Camerospongiidae, Cavispongia, Cephalites, Ceriodictyon, Coeloptychidae, Cypelliidae, Dactylocalycidae, Dactylocalyx, Diplodictyon, Dracolychnus, Elasma, Etalloniella, Flabellispongia, Gyrispongia, Jima, Kentrosia, Licmosinion, Meandrospongia, Moretia, Ornatus, Pachyrachis, Pachyteichismatidae, Phanerochiderma, Plectascus, Polyblastidiidae, Pyrospongia, Rhizopoteronopsis, Rhizopterion, Sclerokalia, Scolecosia, Sestrocladia, Spirospongia, Sporadopylidae, Triadocoelia, Ventriculitidae, Xylospongia, Zittelispongia

Subtaxa: Brachiolites

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder