PaleoDB taxon number: 317061
Parent taxon: Cryptostomata according to R. S. Bassler 1911
Sister taxa: Artchedella, Arthrostyloecia, Athrophragma, Bactropora, Callocladia, Championodictya, Cladodictya, Clathropora, Crownopora, Cryptostyloecia, Cuneatopora, Dicranopora, Eichwaldictya, Ensiphragma, Ensipora, Europora, Eurythyrhombopora, Euspilopora, Goldfussitrypa, Heliotrypa, Heloclema, Hemiulrichostylus, Insignia, Ipmorella, Kielanopora, Nemacanthclema, Nemacanthopora, Nemataxis, Nudymiella, Oanduella, Palaeocoryne, Paranicklespora, Petaloporella, Phaenophragma, Phaenoporella, Primarella, Proavella, Promediapora, Pseudoascopora, Pseudopachydictya, Ptilodictyina, Ptilodictyonidae, Ptilotrypa, Ptilotrypina, Pywackia, Rhabdomesina, Rhabdomesontidae, Rhinidictyonidae, Rozonovia, Shishoviclema, Sibiredictya, Silenella, Spira, Staffordotaxis, Stictoporellina, Stictoporina, Stictotrypa, Streblopax, Strebloplax, Taeniodictya, Tamaroclema, Trepocryptopora, Tropidopora, Verella, Veroclema, Virgatella, Worthenopora, Yangotrypa
Subtaxa: Lichenalia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder