Parent taxon: Redlichiida according to H. B. Whittington et al. 1997
Sister taxa: Abadiellidae, Akbashichia, Anabaraceps, Anabaraspis, Archaeaspididae, Astenaspis, Australaspis, Baltoparadoxides, Beishanella, Belliceps, Bornemannaspis, Centropleuridae, Chengkouaspidae, Churkinia, Clariondia, Conoredlichia, Despujolsia, Dolerolenidae, Dolerolichia, Drepanopyge, Drepanuroides, Elegestina, Elganellus, Emuellidae, Enantiaspis, Fallotaspididae, Gigantopygus, Guangyuanaspis, Holmiidae, Hupeolenus, Iglesiella, Iolgia, Irgitkhemia, Jingyangia, Judomiidae, Kepingaspis, Kolbaspis, Kueichowia, Latiredlichia, Lermontovia, Longianda, Lunolenus, Mayiella, Menneraspidae, Metadoxides, Metadoxididae, Minuinsella, Nebidella, Neltneriidae, Neoredlichia, Nevadiidae, Olenellidae, Olenellina, Olgaspis, Paokannia, Paramalungia, Parapaokannia, Parasajanaspis, Paratungusella, Parayinites, Pareops, Plutonides, Poletaevella, Primoriella, Pseudopaokannia, Pseudoresserops, Pseudosaukianda, Qiaodiella, Qiaotingaspis, Qingkouia, Realaspis, Redlichiacea, Redlichiina, Redlichinidae, Redlichops, Richterops, Sapushania, Sarassina, Sardaspis, Sardoredlichia, Saukiandidae, Schagonaria, Shatania, Ushbaspis, Xela, Xenoredlichia, Xystriduridae, Yiliangellina, Yinites, Yunnanaspidella, Yunnanaspis
Subtaxa: Breviredlichia, Chaoaspis, Chengjiangaspis, Eoredlichia, Kuanyangia, Lemdadella, Leptoredlichia, Maopingaspis, Meitanella, Metaredlichia, Mianxianella, Ningqiangaspis, Pachyredlichia, Parazhenbaspis, Pseudoredlichia, Redlichiinae, Runnania, Spinoredlichia, Syndianella, Tolbinella, Wutingaspis, Yorkella, Zhenbaspis
Ecology: nektobenthic deposit feeder