Parent taxon: Stauriida according to D. Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Columnaxonidae, Cyathophyllina, Diffingiina, Heritschioides hammani, Ketophyllina, Kleopatrinidae, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophophyllidiidae, Lophotichiidae, Lycophyllina, Mccloudius parvus, Mictocystoides, Nanophyllum, Paraceriaster, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Romanophyllidae, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Tachylasmatina, Yatsengiidae
Subtaxa: Combophyllidae Cyathaxoniidae Famaxonia Gymnophyllum Hadrophyllidae Kielcephyllidae Laccophyllidae Lindstroemiidae Lyliophyllum Metriophyllidae Petraiidae Rhipidophyllum Ridderia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder