Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to D. V. Lisitsyn 1998
See also Bassler 1953
Sister taxa: Diplopetalopora, Diploclemidae, Cerioporina, Paracrescis, Semicinctipora, Theonoidae, Spirentolophora, Braiesopora, Fascigera, Biovicella, Pseudotervia, Buria, Fasciculiporina, Diversipora, Eohornera, Heterohaplooecia, Rectangulata, Cancellata, Silenopora, Kuarnbyella, Neoretenoa, Eurystrotos, Dactylethrata, Palaeocrisidia, Bicoronipora, Tubuliporina, Crassodiscopora, Reptocavea, Dentalitrya, Bobiesipora, Infundibulipora, Pseudoseriopora, Aggregopora, Spirentalophora, Ceramoporoidea, Lobomesenteripora, Coelospiropora, Laminoporina, Wolinella, Poroplagioecia, Voigtia, Goryunovia, Lagenosypho, Perfodiastopora, Exidomonea, Discotruncatulipora, Corynotrypoides, Fasciculinopora, Circibiopora, Articulata, Koldophos, Cuffeyella, Stomatoporopsis, Triplozooecia, Voigticytis, Cylindropora, Pachyteichopora, Idmoneoides, Decurella, Ceidmonea, Tubuloporina, Amphimorsoniella, Desmeplatioecia, Diplodesmepora, Voigtiella, Fasciculiporidae, Kyarnbyella, Ascosoeciidae, Spridmonea, Paleotubuliporina, Radicipora, Eoheteropora, Ramofilisparsa, Salpingina, Semifungella, Pseudofrondipora, Sphaerogypina, Collapora, Coronidmonea, Talmontipora, Serpentipora, Monodesmopora, Dendroecia, Dichospiropora, Tetragonoecia, Apatotervia
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), the Czech Republic (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 (1), United States (2: New York)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec)
Total: 77 collections including 129 occurrences