living organisms
 see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
  
 Superkingdom Eukaryotae
 see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
    
 Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
      
 Subkingdom Parazoa (Sollas, 1884)
 see Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836
        
 Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 - sponges
          
 Class Sclerospongiae Hartman & Goreau, 1970
 see Class Demospongiae Sollas, 1885
            
 1 Order Stromatoporoida
 see Class Stromatoporoidea Nicholson & Murie, 1878
            
 2 Order Ceratoporellida Hartman & Goreau, 1972
 see Order Agelasida Hartman, 1980
            
 3 Order Tabulospongida Hartmann & Goreau, 1975
            
 4 Order Merliida
 see Order Poecilosclerida Topsent, 1928