Parent taxon: Metazoa according to D. H. Erwin et al. 2011
See also Hofmann et al. 2008 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Primocandelabrum, Paracharnia, Yunnanomedusa, Lidaconus, Megathrix, Dictyorhabdus, Pseudovendia, Kinzeriidae, Mawsonites, Macrocypris kayi, Lomosovis, Kuckaraukia, Protolyellia, Khasaktidae, Beltanelliformis, Silicea, Petalonamae, Kimberellomorpha, Goettingenia, Atalotaenia, Rhizostomites, Deuteronectanebos, Persimedusites, Subtilicyathus, Kullingia, Spygoria, Chenmengella, Silicispongea, Triradialomorpha, Hadrynichorde, Arboreomorpha, Chondroplon, Evmiaksia, Euradiculata, Pentaradialomorpha, Limacites, Hiemalora, Mesozoa, Siphonoconcha, Yangtziramulus, Armillifera, Parazoa, Proarticulata, Convolutubus, Bronicella, Odontogriphidae, Eumetazoa, Oligoopilionus, Somatohelix, Tetraradialomorpha, Nectocarididae, Epitheliozoa, Palaeacmaea, Nemiana, Muricassis, Scenellopsis, Hadryniscala, Tentaculitoidea, Bomakellia, Parviscopa, Eodiorygma, Ventogyrus, Inaria, Agmata, Funisia, Trichoplax, Xidazoon, Cnidaria, Lazaichnus, Ovatoscutum, Sentularia, Porifera, Bilaterialomorpha, Gephyrea, Problematica, Erniettomorpha, Yelovichnus
Subtaxa: Avalofractus Beothukis Bradgatia Charnida Charniidae Fractofusus Frondophyllas Hapsidophyllas Pectinifrons Rangea Trepassia Vauzutsinia Vinlandia
Distribution:
• Poundian of Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador collection)
• Ediacaran of Australia (4), Canada (44: British Columbia, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories), Namibia (7), the Russian Federation (7), the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 65 collections including 125 occurrences