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