Parent taxon: Polychaeta according to F. R. Schram 1979
Sister taxa: Aciculata, Aeolosomatidae, Amphinomorpha, Arachnostega, Bundenbachochaeta, Caprascolex, Drilomorpha, Ebetallites, Eopolychaetus, Eotrophonia, Eunicemorpha, Eunicida, Flabelligerimorpha, Geophilus proavus, Haileyia, Hammatopsis, Hesionites, Hirudopsis, Khemisina, Klakesia, Leodicidae, Lockportia, Microtubus, Miskoa, Nawnites, Oliveirania, Onuphionella, Palaeotubus, Palpata, Parergodrilidae, Phragmochaetidae, Phyllodocemorpha, Pontobdellopsis, Potamodrilidae, Propolynoe, Psammodrilidae, Ramesses, Ruedemannella, Sarcionata, Schizoproboscina, Scolecida, Sedentarida, Serpulimorpha, Siboglinidae, Soris, Spiomorpha, Spiroglyphus, Stoma, Terebellomorpha, Tosalorbis, Tubicola, Tubulelloides, Tymbochoos
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pyllodocida in the database