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