| Species name | Common name | Distribution | Max. Length (cm) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craniella abracadabra de Laubenfels, 1954 |
Central Pacific | ||
| Craniella arb (De Laubenfels, 1930) |
Eastern Pacific | 20 | |
| Craniella carteri Sollas, 1886 |
Western Central Pacific and Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Craniella coactifera (Lendenfeld, 1907) |
Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Craniella craniana de Laubenfels, 1953 |
Arctic | ||
| Craniella cranium (Müller, 1776) |
Indo-West Pacific, Western Central Atlantic, Arctic and the Mediterranean | ||
| Craniella crassispicula (Lendenfeld, 1907) |
Antarctic Indian Ocean | ||
| Craniella curviclada Fernandez, Rodriguez, Santos, Pinheiro & Muricy, 2018 |
Southwest Atlantic | ||
| Craniella gravida unspecified |
Potato sponge | Northwest Atlantic | |
| Craniella insidiosa Schmidt, 1870 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Craniella lens Schmidt, 1870 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Craniella lissi Sim-Smith, Hickman & Kelly, 2021 |
Southeast Pacific | ||
| Craniella neocaledoniae Lévi & Lévi, 1983 |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Craniella oxeata (Burton, 1959) |
Western Indian Ocean | ||
| Craniella polyura (Schmidt, 1870) |
Tailed globular horny sponge | Northeast Atlantic and the Arctic | |
| Craniella simillima (Bowerbank, 1873) |
Western Central Pacific | ||
| Craniella spinosa Lambe, 1893 |
Spiny tennis ball sponge | Northeast Pacific | 7.8 |
| Craniella tethyoides Schmidt, 1870 |
Western Central Atlantic | ||
| Craniella villosa Lambe, 1893 |
Tennis ball sponge | Northeast Pacific |