Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to A. Ernst and H. A. Nakrem 2012
See also Jiménez-Sánchez 2009
Sister taxa: Aggregopora, Amphimorsoniella, Apatotervia, Articulata, Ascosoeciidae, Bicoronipora, Biovicella, Bobiesipora, Braiesopora, Buria, Cancellata, Ceidmonea, Ceramoporoidea, Cerioporina, Circibiopora, Coelospiropora, Collapora, Coronidmonea, Corynotrypoides, Crassodiscopora, Cuffeyella, Cylindropora, Dactylethrata, Decurella, Dendroecia, Dentalitrya, Desmeplatioecia, Dichospiropora, Diploclemidae, Diplodesmepora, Diplopetalopora, Discotruncatulipora, Diversipora, Eoheteropora, Eohornera, Eurystrotos, Exidomonea, Fasciculinopora, Fasciculiporidae, Fasciculiporina, Fascigera, Goryunovia, Hederelloidea, Heterohaplooecia, Idmoneoides, Infundibulipora, Koldophos, Kuarnbyella, Kyarnbyella, Lagenosypho, Laminoporina, Lobomesenteripora, Monodesmopora, Neoretenoa, Pachyteichopora, Palaeocrisidia, Paracrescis, Perfodiastopora, Poroplagioecia, Pseudofrondipora, Pseudoseriopora, Pseudotervia, Radicipora, Ramofilisparsa, Rectangulata, Reptocavea, Salpingina, Semicinctipora, Semifungella, Serpentipora, Silenopora, Sphaerogypina, Spirentalophora, Spirentolophora, Spridmonea, Stomatoporopsis, Talmontipora, Tetragonoecia, Theonoidae, Triplozooecia, Tubuliporina, Tubuloporina, Voigtia, Voigticytis, Voigtiella, Wolinella
Subtaxa: Corynotrypidae Crownoporidae Sagenellidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Germany (1 collection), the United Kingdom (2)
• Carboniferous of United States (11: Indiana)
• Devonian of France (2), Germany (4), Morocco (1), Poland (1)
• Silurian of Morocco (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Indiana, New York)
• Ordovician of Canada (3: Ontario), Estonia (10), France (2), India (2), Italy (1), Libya (1), Norway (2), Spain (7), Sweden (5), the United Kingdom (4), United States (29: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Wisconsin)
Total: 94 collections including 118 occurrences