Synonym: Lyssacinosida [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Hexactinellida according to C. Chacaltana and M. G. Carrera 2018
See also Finks et al. 2004, Sepkoski 2002 and Worheide et al. 2012
Sister taxa: Acanothyia, Acanothyra, Amphidiscophora, Antrispongia, Australispongia, Baccispongia, Bothroconis, Chelispongia, Crucispongia, Diplopleuriana, Farreopsis, Hemidiagoniella, Heterostella, Hexasterophora, Hodsia, Innaecoeliida, Kometia, Lonsda, Lychniscosa, Lyssakida, Nepheliospongia, Nephelispongia, Pachylepisma, Pinnatispongia, Rossellimorpha, Rugosoderma, Sceptrulophora, Sestrocladiella, Silicunculus, Solactiniella, Solusrectus, Spongus, Stromatidiidae
Subtaxa: Brachiospongia Caulophacus Colpospongia Divaricospongia Euplectellidae Fistellaspongia Foerstella Leucopsacidae Malumispongium Oncosella Opeamorphus Palaeorossella Pyritonema Pyruspongia Rosella Rossellidae Stauractinella Testispongia Toomeyospongia Wongaspongia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder