Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to D. P. Gordon and P. D. Taylor 2015
See also Bassler 1953, Di Martino and Taylor 2013, Gordon and Taylor 1999, Schmidt 2003 and ZatoĊ and Taylor 2010
Sister taxa: Wolinella, Monodesmopora, Talmontipora, Decurella, Collapora, Eoheteropora, Fasciculiporidae, Spirentolophora, Pachyteichopora, Stomatoporopsis, Cuffeyella, Poroplagioecia, Coronidmonea, Desmeplatioecia, Aggregopora, Goryunovia, Dendroecia, Theonoidae, Spridmonea, Palaeocrisidia, Discotruncatulipora, Cancellata, Dentalitrya, Serpentipora, Hederelloidea, Spirentalophora, Voigticytis, Coelospiropora, Ascosoeciidae, Sphaerogypina, Semicinctipora, Fasciculiporina, Infundibulipora, Tubuliporina, Dactylethrata, Paleotubuliporina, Diploclemidae, Fasciculinopora, Rectangulata, Tubuloporina, Neoretenoa, Pseudotervia, Radicipora, Reptocavea, Bobiesipora, Pseudoseriopora, Crassodiscopora, Diversipora, Silenopora, Eurystrotos, Idmoneoides, Bicoronipora, Semifungella, Buria, Kyarnbyella, Ceramoporoidea, Salpingina, Tetragonoecia, Dichospiropora, Corynotrypoides, Cylindropora, Circibiopora, Amphimorsoniella, Apatotervia, Biovicella, Diplodesmepora, Koldophos, Ceidmonea, Voigtia, Ramofilisparsa, Diplopetalopora, Articulata, Lagenosypho, Lobomesenteripora, Exidomonea, Voigtiella, Kuarnbyella, Heterohaplooecia, Laminoporina, Fascigera, Paracrescis, Triplozooecia, Pseudofrondipora, Braiesopora, Eohornera, Perfodiastopora
Subtaxa: Cavidae Cerioporidae Corymboporidae Densiporidae Heteroporidae Leiosoeciidae Tretocycloeciidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (3: California, Oregon collections)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1)
• Miocene of Argentina (1), the Czech Republic (6), Germany (3)
• Eocene of New Zealand (1), United States (1: Mississippi)
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Austria (1), Denmark (1), United States (6: Alabama, New Jersey)
• Cretaceous of Chile (1), the Czech Republic (4), Egypt (2), France (43), Germany (4), Madagascar (2), Mexico (2), New Zealand (1), Sweden (1), Switzerland (5), the United Kingdom (4), United States (16: Alabama, California, Colorado, Tennessee, Texas, Wyoming)
• Jurassic of Chile (1), France (4), Germany (2), Portugal (1), Romania (1), Spain (1)
• Triassic of Italy (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Alaska)
• Permian of Australia (1), Bolivia (1)
Total: 126 collections including 212 occurrences