Parent taxon: Demospongia according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Aplysinofibra, Astrophorida, Ceractinomorpha, Chaetetida, Choristida, Clavulina, Coniculospongia, Consinocodium, Dictyoceratida, Epipolasida, Ginkgospongia, Guadalupiida, Haplosclerida, Homoscleromorpha, Ichnospongia, Incrustospongia, Infexiostella, Janussenia, Karatubulus, Lithistida, Metschnikowia, Offella, Operculospongia, Paraaplysinofibria, Permosphincta, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Sphaeriella, Tabasiidae, Tabulospongida, Tetractinomorpha, Trichospongia, Verongiida, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Acanthoraphis, Chondrocladia, Cladorhiza, Forcepia, Hamacantha, Hymedesmia, Iophon, Makiyama, Melonanchora, Myxilla, Ophiodesia, Oppligera
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic