Suborder Euctenostomata Jebram 1973 (bryozoan)
Parent taxon: Ctenostomata according to D. P. Gordon and P. D. Taylor 1999
Sister taxa: Arachnidiidae, Arachnoidella, Ascodictyidae, Benedeniporoidea, Cardiarachnidium, Carnosa, Casteropora, Cookobryozoon, Fischerella, Foraripora, Haimeina, Harmeriella, Huxleya, Marcusopora, Paludicellea, Ropalonariidae, Stolonicella, Stolonifera, Vesicularina, Vinellidae, Voigtella
Subtaxa: Terebriporidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (4: California, North Carolina collections)
• Pliocene of Belgium (1), Jamaica (1)
• Miocene of Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Total: 7 collections including 8 occurrences