Parent taxon: Bryophyta according to F. H. Knowlton 1926
See also Knowlton 1919 and McIver and Basinger 1993
Sister taxa: Anapiculatisporites, Annulispora, Bryophytina, Bryopsida, Calymperaceae, Capsulites, Cingutriletes, Coptospora, Couperisporites, Cryptothecium, Dicranales, Emphanisporites, Hepaticae, Hypnites, Interulobites, Lejeunites, Marchantiophytina, Nagpurites, Neocalliergon, Nevesisporites, Palaeohypnum, Palaeothecium, Protosphagnum, Radulites, Rogalskaisporites, Rouseisporites, Sphagnaceae, Sphagnophyllites, Sporogonites, Staplinisporites, Taurocusporites, Yorekiella
Subtaxa: Bryales Intia Mniaceae Polytrichaceae Rhizomuscites
Distribution:
• Hemphillian of United States (1: Indiana collection)
• Miocene of China (1), United States (2: Washington)
• Eocene of Canada (1: British Columbia), United States (1: Colorado)
• Paleocene of United States (1: Colorado)
• Paleogene of India (1)
• Permian of the Russian Federation (24)
Total: 32 collections including 57 occurrences