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