Polycystina - Entactinaria - Entactiniidae
Parent taxon: Entactiniidae according to Y. Wang et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Afanasievella, Apophysiactinia, Bientactinosphaerinae, Borisella, Callela, Cancellosphaera, Costaentactinia, Cubaxonium, Duodecimentactinia, Entactiniinae, Entactinosphaera, Fenestrula, Gracilentactinia, Hegleria, Holdisphaera, Involutentactinia, Kashiwara, Klaengspongus, Lententactinia, Magnentactinia, Magnisphaera, Megaporus, Microporosa, Moskovistella, Multientactinia, Munzuwonella, Oruatemanua, Paracopicyntra, Paratriposphaera, Perforentactinia, Plenoentactinia, Plenosphaera, Pluristratoentactinia, Polyedroentactinia, Provisocyntra, Radiobisphaera, Retentactinia, Retisphaera, Shinkaiera, Sinosphaera, Spongentactinia, Stigmosphaerostylus, Stygmosphaerostylus, Tardentactinia, Trilonche, Uberinterna, Wuyia
Subtaxa: Copicyntra
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore
Distribution:
• Triassic of Japan (7 collections), New Zealand (10)
• Permian of China (39), Japan (37), Malaysia (3), the Russian Federation (1), Thailand (16)
Total: 113 collections including 134 occurrences