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