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