Parent taxon: Metazoa according to M. L. A.F. Pacheco et al. 2015
See also Edgecombe et al. 2011, Nielsen 2012, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Bomakellia, Palaeacmaea, Tentaculitoidea, Yangtziramulus, Scenellopsis, Silicispongea, Eodiorygma, Proarticulata, Rhizostomites, Triradialomorpha, Agmata, Silicea, Lomosovis, Megathrix, Khasaktidae, Eumetazoa, Helanoichnus, Lidaconus, Parazoa, Erniettomorpha, Bronicella, Convolutubus, Euradiculata, Bilaterialomorpha, Broccoliforma, Yelovichnus, Arboreomorpha, Kimberellomorpha, Deuteronectanebos, Gaojiashania, Mesozoa, Limacites, Chondroplon, Pentaradialomorpha, Lazaichnus, Atalotaenia, Sentularia, Epitheliozoa, Spygoria, Kinzeriidae, Dictyorhabdus, Trichoplax, Macrocypris kayi, Problematica, Persimedusites, Kuckaraukia, Siphonoconcha, Tetraradialomorpha, Porifera, Protolyellia, Petalonamae, Evmiaksia, Gephyrea, Goettingenia, Ventogyrus, Yunnanomedusa, Xidazoon, Nectocarididae, Oligoopilionus, Odontogriphidae, Subtilicyathus, Hadrynichorde, Chenmengella, Hadryniscala, Somatohelix, Muricassis
Subtaxa: Annulatubus Anthozoa Cambroctoconus Cambrorhytium Cloudinidae Crassitubus Erniettamorpha Escumasia Haootia Hydroconozoa Inaria Liaoningia Mackenziidae Mawsonites Medusae Medusozoa Melanofurcata Melanosteus Melanostylus Myxozoa Priscapennamarina Pywackia Quadratitubus Ramellina Ramitubus Sekwitubulus Sinocyclocyclicus Spatangopsis Syringophyllum Thaumoptilon Vauzutsubua Zolotytsia