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