Parent taxon: Mollusca according to L. W. Ward and B.W. Blackwelder 1987
See also Giribet et al. 2006, Sepkoski 2002, Squires 1984, Squires 1987, Squires 1988, Stanton 1895 and Wells and Houston 2001
Sister taxa: Acevina, Actinoconus, Aculopileus, Acutirostriconus, Aldanolina, Algomella, Anisomyaria, Aulacotrochus, Aviculocephaloconus, Bagenoviella, Beroides, Bisulcus, Bivalvia, Calyptoptomatida, Cambroscutum, Centriconus, Cephalopoda, Chiton cottae, Codonoconus, Conchifera, Conchula, Corystos, Crestoconus, Cyrtostoma, Dingus, Diplacophora, Dysmea, Dysnoetopla, Ebianella, Eosoconus, Gastropoda, Granoconus, Gutticonus, Hamatoconus, Helcionelloida, Hemithecellitina, Huangshandogoconus, Huangshandongoconus, Kaschkadakia, Katunioides, Kepinospira, Khairkhaniidae, Khairkhaniiformes, Kraikchania, Kuanchuanella, Laticonus, Liantuoconus, Ligyrokala, Mackenziella, Maikhanellidae, Makarakia, Merismoconcha, Minymerisma, Odontogriphus, Omalenlina, Paragastropoda, Peotoconus, Polytropis, Porcaconus, Proconus, Pseudomatthevia, Rostroconchia, Sachitida, Salanyella, Sargaella, Scamboscamna, Serialia, Sinuconus, Songlingella, Spatuloconus, Stenothecella, Sulcocarina, Tergomya, Trunctoconus, Tuberoconus, Xenoconchia, Xilingxiaconus, Xinnanospira, Yangtzemerisma
Subtaxa: Dentaliida Dentalioida Dentaloidea Entalis Gadilida Solenoconchia Throopella
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder