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, Maucheria, Microtubus, Miskoiida, Nawnites, Oliveirania, Onuphionella, Palaeotubus, 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: none
Ecology: epifaunal detritivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Palpata in the database