PaleoDB taxon number: 81676
Parent taxon: Anthozoa according to Edwards 1988
Sister taxa: Actiniae, Actiniaria, Actinotheca, Antipatharia, Archaeotrypa, Bolboporites, Cambrophyllum, Cambrotrypa, Coelenteratella, Cothonion, Cysticyathus, Decaphyllum, Hexacorallia, Kitakamiphyllum, Lipopora, Numidiaphyllum, Octocorallia, Oekentorpia, Pennatulacea, Protoaulopora, Roselletona, Rugosa, Spongarium, Stolonifera, Strobilasma, Zoantharia
Subtaxa: Acaciaporella, Acdalina, Auloporida, Calapoeciinae, Columnopora, Cornwallatia, Esthonia, Expressophyllum, Fainella, Favositida, Flindersipora, Halysitida, Heliolitida, Hemiplasmopora, Jiangshanolites, Khangailites, Kimilites, Kitakamilia, Lichenariida, Ligulodictyum, Liopora, Mesoculipora, Mirandellidae, Moorowipora, Navoites, Nitkovicepora, Pachypseudoplasmopora, Plasmadictyon, Procatenipora, Pseudoflecteria, Pseudotetradium, Rhacopora, Sarcinulida, Shanxipora, Spirapora, Subcladopora, Sytovaelites, Tectamichelina, Tetradiida, Tetraporella, Turnacipora, Victorilites, Visbylites, Volnovakhipora, Yaoxianopora
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-photosymbiotic