Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to D. V. Lisitsyn 1998
See also Bassler 1953
Sister taxa: Spridmonea, Dentalitrya, Pachyteichopora, Tetragonoecia, Diplopetalopora, Monodesmopora, Idmoneoides, Spirentolophora, Poroplagioecia, Biovicella, Dendroecia, Pseudotervia, Silenopora, Palaeocrisidia, Cylindropora, Diplodesmepora, Ascosoeciidae, Pseudofrondipora, Apatotervia, Buria, Reptocavea, Neoretenoa, Koldophos, Kuarnbyella, Diploclemidae, Paleotubuliporina, Dactylethrata, Stomatoporopsis, Corynotrypoides, Paracrescis, Semifungella, Talmontipora, Serpentipora, Voigtia, Goryunovia, Fasciculiporidae, Circibiopora, Eohornera, Pseudoseriopora, Salpingina, Ceramoporoidea, Desmeplatioecia, Heterohaplooecia, Triplozooecia, Rectangulata, Braiesopora, Fasciculiporina, Aggregopora, Collapora, Dichospiropora, Fascigera, Lobomesenteripora, Infundibulipora, Decurella, Cancellata, Coelospiropora, Discotruncatulipora, Ramofilisparsa, Wolinella, Laminoporina, Fasciculinopora, Eoheteropora, Ceidmonea, Voigticytis, Articulata, Spirentalophora, Cuffeyella, Diversipora, Tubuliporina, Crassodiscopora, Tubuloporina, Exidomonea, Coronidmonea, Lagenosypho, Semicinctipora, Cerioporina, Voigtiella, Eurystrotos, Radicipora, Theonoidae, Bicoronipora, Sphaerogypina, Kyarnbyella, Bobiesipora, Amphimorsoniella, Perfodiastopora
Subtaxa: Hederellidae Reptariidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Mexico (1 collection), the Russian Federation (1)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Alabama, Nevada)
• Devonian of Australia (6), Canada (2: Manitoba, Quebec), Czechia (1), Germany (1), Morocco (1), New Zealand (1), Poland (1), Spain (1), Ukraine (1), United States (52: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio)
• Silurian of Estonia (2), United States (2: New York)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 78 collections including 130 occurrences