Full reference: J. Fedorowski, E. W. Bamber, and C. H. Stevens. 2007. Lower Permian colonial rugose corals, western and northwestern Pangaea: taxonomy and distribution 1-231
Parent taxon: Stauriida according to J. Fedorowski et al. 2007
Sister taxa: Arachnophyllina, Aulophyllina, Calostylina, Caniniina, Columnariina, Cyathophyllina, Diffingiina, Hillia, Ketophyllina, Lithostrotionina, Lomaphyllum, Lonsdaleiina, Lophophyllidiidae, Lophotichiidae, Lycophyllina, Metriophyllina, Mictocystoides, Petalaxidae, Petraphyllidae, Plerophyllina, Ptenophyllina, Stauriina, Stereolasmatina, Streptelasmatina, Yatsengiidae
Subtaxa: Fomichevella, Heintzella, Kleopatrina, Langenheimia, Paraheritschioides, Permastraea, Protolonsdaleiastraea, Protowentzelella, Shastalasma, Wendoverella, Wilsonastraea
Type: Kleopatrina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder