Parent taxon: Filicopsida according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Achradosporis, Apiculatasporites, Chelepteris, Choffatia, Cingulatisporites, Clavatisporites, Clavatriletes, Cyathidites, Deltoidospora, Echinatisporis, Foveasporis, Granulatisporites, Grapnelispora, Interlobulites, Ischyosporites, Kirchheimerisporites, Leiotriletes, Lepidodendrites, Matonisporites, Monolites, Osmundacidites, Pteridacidites, Scabramonoletes, Todisporites, Triletes, Triloboxylon, Waltzispora, Hymenophyllopsidaceae, Striatella, Lametatriletes, Vittariaceae, Cheiropleuriaceae, Monachosoraceae, Lygodioisporites, Psilotidae, Marsileales, Magnastriatites, Capsispora, Crassoretitriletes, Reticuloidosporites, Lygodiidites, Polypodiaceoisporites, Ophioglossidae, Kyrtomisporis
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lophosoriaceae in the database