Parent taxon: Metazoa according to S. M. Adl et al. 2005
See also Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Bilateria, Diploblastica, Homoblastica, Hyolithelminthida, Namalia, Vertebrosa, Westgardia, Kullingia, Inaria, Lomosovis, Triradialomorpha, Hadrynichorde, Spygoria, Chondroplon, Paracharnia, Yelovichnus, Subtilicyathus, Funisia, Lazaichnus, Ovatoscutum, Goettingenia, Tentaculitoidea, Kinzeriidae, Kimberellomorpha, Pentaradialomorpha, Sentularia, Epitheliozoa, Khasaktidae, Bomakellia, Erniettomorpha, Silicispongea, Cnidaria, Tetraradialomorpha, Trichoplax, Euradiculata, Eodiorygma, Persimedusites, Megathrix, Parviscopa, Bronicella, Limacites, Gephyrea, Xidazoon, Dictyorhabdus, Silicea, Petalonamae, Lidaconus, Ventogyrus, Nectocarididae, Armillifera, Proarticulata, Rhizostomites, Siphonoconcha, Atalotaenia, Yunnanomedusa, Primocandelabrum, Eumetazoa, Arboreomorpha, Mawsonites, Muricassis, Yangtziramulus, Pseudovendia, Rangeomorpha, Palaeacmaea, Problematica, Hadryniscala, Parazoa, Bilaterialomorpha, Deuteronectanebos, Odontogriphidae, Beltanelliformis, Hiemalora, Somatohelix, Convolutubus, Nemiana, Protolyellia, Oligoopilionus, Porifera, Kuckaraukia
Subtaxa: Orthonecta Rhombozoa