Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to K. Zagorsek and D. P. Gordon 2013
See also Bassler 1953, Di Martino and Taylor 2013, Di Martino and Taylor 2014, Gordon and Taylor 1999, Gordon and Taylor 2015, Hara and Taylor 2009, Schmidt 2003, Zágoršek and Kroh 2003 and Zatoń and Taylor 2010
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, Paleotubuliporina, Paracrescis, Perfodiastopora, Poroplagioecia, Pseudofrondipora, Pseudoseriopora, Pseudotervia, Radicipora, Ramofilisparsa, Rectangulata, Reptocavea, Salpingina, Semicinctipora, Semifungella, Serpentipora, Silenopora, Sphaerogypina, Spirentalophora, Spirentolophora, Spridmonea, Stomatoporopsis, Talmontipora, Tetragonoecia, Theonoidae, Triplozooecia, Tubuloporina, Voigtia, Voigticytis, Voigtiella, Wolinella
Subtaxa: Cinctiporidae Diaperoeciidae Diastoporidae Discocytis Eleidae Entalophoridae Filisparsidae Frondiporidae Hastingsiidae Mecynoeciidae Multisparsidae Oncousoeciidae Plagioeciidae Semiceidae Serietubigera Stomatoporidae Telopora Terviidae Tubuliporidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder