Subclass Homoscleromorpha Levi 1973 (demosponge)
Demospongea - Homoscleromorpha
Parent taxon: Demospongia according to R. K. Bambach et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Aplysinofibra, Astrophorida, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Choristida, Clavulina, Coniculospongia, Consinocodium, Dictyoceratida, Epipolasida, Ginkgospongia, Guadalupiida, Haplosclerida, Ichnospongia, Incrustospongia, Infexiostella, Janussenia, Karatubulus, Lithistida, Metschnikowia, Offella, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Poecilosclerida, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Sphaeriella, Tabasiidae, Tabulospongida, Tetractinomorpha, Trichospongia, Verongiida, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Homosclerophorida, Plakina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder