Parent taxon: Cyclostomata according to K. Zágoršek and A. Kroh 2003
See also Bassler 1953, Di Martino and Taylor 2014, Gordon and Taylor 1999, Gordon and Taylor 2015 and Schmidt 2003
Sister taxa: Wolinella, Monodesmopora, Talmontipora, Decurella, Collapora, Eoheteropora, Fasciculiporidae, Cerioporina, 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, 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: Lichenoporidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Antarctica (2 collections), Greece (1), Greenland (1), Italy (3), United States (2: California, South Carolina)
• Pliocene of Antarctica (1), Greece (1)
• Miocene to Pliocene of Australia (1)
• Miocene of Algeria (2), Australia (2), Brazil (2), the Czech Republic (12), France (2), Germany (1), Hungary (1), Indonesia (3), Morocco (2), Romania (1), Spain (1)
• Oligocene of United States (2: Alabama)
• Eocene of New Zealand (3), the United Kingdom (2), United States (4: Alabama, Florida, Mississippi)
• Paleocene to Eocene of New Zealand (1)
• Paleocene of Argentina (1), Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Australia (3), Austria (1), the Czech Republic (1), France (25), Germany (1), Madagascar (1), Switzerland (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: Texas)
• Permian of Pakistan (1)
Total: 92 collections including 120 occurrences