†unranked clade Lophophorata
Parent taxon: Lophotrochozoa according to C. E. Laumer et al. 2015
See also Nesnidal et al. 2013 and Zrzavy et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Annelida, Entoprocta, Mollusca, Namacalathus
Subtaxa: Brachiopoda Conicula Hyolitha Phlogites Phoronida Tentaculita Tentaculitida
Ecology: suspension feeder