Parent taxon: Polychaeta according to C. J. Glasby et al. 2000
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, Pyllodocida, Ramesses, Ruedemannella, Sarcionata, Schizoproboscina, Sedentarida, Serpulimorpha, Siboglinidae, Soris, Spiomorpha, Spiroglyphus, Stoma, Terebellomorpha, Tosalorbis, Tubicola, Tubulelloides, Tymbochoos
Subtaxa: Arenicolidae Capitellidae Cossuridae Maldanidae Opheliidae Orbiniidae Paraonidae Questidae Scalibregmatidae
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Scolecida in the database