Parent taxon: Schwagerinidae according to F. Kobayashi and D. Altiner 2008
Sister taxa: Acervoschwagerina, Advenella, Chusenella, Chusenellinae, Daixina, Darvasites, Darvasitinae, Darvasoschwagerina, Dutkevitchia, Eopolydiexodina, Jigulites, Monodiexodininae, Montiparus, Parafusulina, Polydiexodina, Pseudofusulininae, Pseudoschwagerina, Pseudoschwagerininae, Robustoschwagerina, Rugosochusenella, Rugosofusulina, Rugosofusulininae, Schwagerininae, Triticites, Triticitinae, Xiaoxinzhaiella
Subtaxa: Paraschwagerina crassitheca, Paraschwagerina dlakshanensis, Paraschwagerina elongata, Paraschwagerina fairbanksi, Paraschwagerina fax, Paraschwagerina gigantea, Paraschwagerina inflata, Paraschwagerina ingloria, Paraschwagerina ischimbajica, Paraschwagerina kansasensis, Paraschwagerina kokpectensis, Paraschwagerina magna, Paraschwagerina mukhamedjarovica, Paraschwagerina needhami, Paraschwagerina nitida, Paraschwagerina paranitida, Paraschwagerina pashkovi, Paraschwagerina phrenesa, Paraschwagerina primaeva, Paraschwagerina pseudomira, Paraschwagerina ridgensis, Paraschwagerina sarycumensis, Paraschwagerina shuleri, Paraschwagerina tarda, Paraschwagerina tianshanensis, Paraschwagerina toriyamai, Paraschwagerina tsharymdarensis, Paraschwagerina vlasovi
Type: Schwagerina gigantea
Ecology: stationary semi-infaunal omnivore