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