Parent taxon: Demospongea according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
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, Poecilosclerida, Protohyalostelia, Protomonaxonida, Reniera, Riasanospongia, Sphaeriella, Tabasiidae, Tabulospongida, Trichospongia, Verongiida, Verticillitida
Subtaxa: Axinellida, Belemnospongia, Chondrosida, Criccospongiidae, Hadromerida, Spirophorida, Streptosclerophorida
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder