Parent taxon: Metazoa according to W. Kiessling 2009
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Muricassis, Broccoliforma, Euradiculata, Cnidaria, Tetraradialomorpha, Protolyellia, Gaojiashania, Deuteronectanebos, Subtilicyathus, Bronicella, Porifera, Limacites, Proarticulata, Hadrynichorde, Evmiaksia, Mesozoa, Goettingenia, Macrocypris kayi, Odontogriphidae, Lazaichnus, Parazoa, Triradialomorpha, Megathrix, Kimberellomorpha, Problematica, Trichoplax, Yelovichnus, Dorfopterus, Pentaradialomorpha, Eodiorygma, Oligoopilionus, Gephyrea, Epitheliozoa, Chondroplon, Spygoria, Atalotaenia, Somatohelix, Lomosovis, Erniettomorpha, Bilaterialomorpha, Khasaktidae, Silicea, Scenellopsis, Palaeacmaea, Petalonamae, Helanoichnus, Kuckaraukia, Ventogyrus, Yangtziramulus, Siphonoconcha, Dictyorhabdus, Eumetazoa, Persimedusites, Hadryniscala, Kinzeriidae, Silicispongea, Convolutubus, Bomakellia, Arboreomorpha, Yunnanomedusa, Chenmengella, Sentularia, Lidaconus, Xidazoon
Subtaxa: Trypanoporida
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