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