Family Carterellidae Schrammen 1901 (demosponge)
Demospongiae - Megalithistida - Carterellidae
Parent taxon: Helomorina according to R. M. Finks et al. 2004
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Carterellinae Isoraphiniinae
Type: Carterella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of Saudi Arabia (1 collection)
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Cretaceous of Germany (8), Poland (6), Spain (1)
• Jurassic of Germany (7)
Total: 24 collections including 30 occurrences