Parent taxon: Metazoa according to J. Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Hadrynichorde, Sentularia, Gaojiashania, Atalotaenia, Helanoichnus, Petalonamae, Bomakellia, Silicispongea, Odontogriphidae, Scenellopsis, Megathrix, Muricassis, Porifera, Yelovichnus, Eodiorygma, Palaeacmaea, Arboreomorpha, Trichoplax, Gephyrea, Tomaculum, Subtilicyathus, Mesozoa, Kinzeriidae, Triradialomorpha, Dictyorhabdus, Protolyellia, Persimedusites, Hadryniscala, Siphonoconcha, Eumetazoa, Bronicella, Deuteronectanebos, Goettingenia, Tetraradialomorpha, Lidaconus, Chondroplon, Yangtziramulus, Parazoa, Yunnanomedusa, Cnidaria, Ventogyrus, Oligoopilionus, Silicea, Khasaktidae, Somatohelix, Euradiculata, Spygoria, Kimberellomorpha, Problematica, Erniettomorpha, Xidazoon, Limacites, Lomosovis, Chenmengella, Convolutubus, Tentaculitoidea, Proarticulata, Evmiaksia, Lazaichnus, Broccoliforma, Macrocypris kayi, Kuckaraukia, Bilaterialomorpha, Pentaradialomorpha, Dorfopterus
Subtaxa: Coelenterata