Parent taxon: Monobathrida according to Y. Y. Mao et al. 2018
See also Ausich 1998, Ausich and Copper 2010, Cole et al. 2017, Ubaghs et al. 1978, Webster and Lane 1987, Webster et al. 2009 and Webster and Webster 2012
Sister taxa: Acrocrinitidae, Adelphicrinus, Amarsupiocrinus, Amblacrinus, Bolicrinus, Carpocrinidae, Cerasmocrinus, Closterocrinus, Compsocrinina, Delgadocrinidae, Dolatocrinicae, Eknomocrinidae, Eocamptocrinus, Eucalyptocrinitidae, Exsulacrinus, Glaphyocrinus, Habrotecrinidae, Harrelicrinus, Hexacriniticae, Hyrtanecrinus, Ilmocrinus, Ivanovaecrinus, Lobomelocrinus, Marhoumacrinus, Marsupiocrinidae, Nanicrinus, Neocamtocrinus, Pandanocrinus, Paracrocrinus, Paramegaliocrinus, Paratalarocrinus, Patelliocrinidae, Phrygilocrinus, Praedicticrinus, Prokopicrinus, Shimantocrinus, Struszocrinus, Tanaocrinina, Xenocrinidae
Subtaxa: Eucalyptocrinitacea Glyptocrinacea Glyptocrinoidea Melocrinitacea Patelliocrinoidea Platycrinitacea Platycrinitoidea Stipatocrinacea
Ecology: stationary upper-level epifaunal suspension feeder