Parent taxon: Mollusca according to C. Duan 1984
See also Fisher 1962, Mambetov and Repina 1979 and Qian and Zhang 1983
Sister taxa: Acevina, Actinoconus, Aculopileus, Acutirostriconus, Aldanolina, Algomella, Anisomyaria, Aplacophora, Aulacotrochus, Aviculocephaloconus, Bagenoviella, Beroides, Bisulcus, Bivalvia, Cambroscutum, Caudofoveata, Centriconus, Cephalopoda, Chiton cottae, Codonoconus, Conchifera, Conchula, Corystos, Crestoconus, Cyrtostoma, Dingus, Diplacophora, Dysmea, Dysnoetopla, Ebianella, Eosoconus, Gastropoda, Granoconus, Gutticonus, Hamatoconus, Helcionelloida, Hemithecellitina, Huangshandogoconus, Huangshandongoconus, Kaschkadakia, Katunioides, Kepinospira, Khairkhaniidae, Khairkhaniiformes, Kraikchania, Kuanchuanella, Laticonus, Liantuoconus, Ligyrokala, Mackenziella, Maikhanellidae, Makarakia, Merismoconcha, Minymerisma, Nothamusium, Odontogriphus, Omalenlina, Paragastropoda, Peotoconus, Polytropis, Porcaconus, Proconus, Pseudomatthevia, Rostroconchia, Sachitida, Salanyella, Sargaella, Scamboscamna, Scaphopoda, Serialia, Sinuconus, Solenogastres, Songlingella, Spatuloconus, Stenothecella, Sulcocarina, Tergomya, Trunctoconus, Tuberoconus, Xilingxiaconus, Xinnanospira, Yangtzemerisma
Subtaxa: Adyshevitheca Camerothecida Cupithecina Globorilida Kygmaeoceras Neogloborilus Persicithecidae Phragmotheca Quinquelithes Stimulitheca
Ecology: epifaunal