life see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Empire Eukaryota (Chatton, 1925) see Domain Eukaryota Chatton, 1925
     Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
       Subkingdom Radiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 [paraphyletic] - radiates see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
         Infrakingdom Spongiaria De Blainville, 1816 [monotypic] see Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836
           Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 [paraphyletic?] - sponges
             Subphylum Calcispongiae (Blainville, 1834) Cavalier-Smith, 1998 see Class Calcarea Bowerbank, 1864
               Genus Sycon Risso, 1826