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