Parent taxon: Cirripedia according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acasta, Acrothoracica, Actinobalanus, Aporolepas, Archaeolepas, Arcoscalpellum, Armatobalanus, Arossia, Austrobalanus, Austromegabalanus, Bassettina, Bathylasma, Blastolepas, Brachylepas, Calantica, Ceratoconcha, Chamaesipho, Chelonibia, Chesaconcavus, Chionelasmus, Chirona, Chthamalus, Concavus, Cretiscalpellum, Cryptolepas, Cyprilepas, Dosima, Elminius, Emersonius, Endosacculus, Eoceratoconcha, Eolasma, Eolepas, Eoverruca, Epopella, Euscalpellum, Fistulobalanus, Fosterella, Graviscalpellum, Hesperibalans, Hexelasma, Ilba, Illilepas, Kathpalmeria, Lepas, Lophobalanus, Loriculina, Megabalanus, Mesolasma, Mesoscalpellum, Neolepas, Neoscalpellum, Notobalanus, Oxynaspis, Pachydiadema, Pachylasma, Palaeobalanus, Paraconcavus, Platylepas, Poecilasma, Pollicipes, Proverruca, Pycnolepas, Pyrgoma, Rhizocephala, Scalpellum, Scillaelepas, Semibalanus, Smilium, Solidobalanus, Stramentum, Tamiosoma, Tasmanobalanus, Tessarelasma, Tesseroplax, Tesseropora, Tetraclita, Tetrinis, Thoracica, Titanolepas, Trilasmis, Trypetesa, Ulophysema, Verruca, Virgiscalpellum, Waikalasma, Waiparaconus, Zeascalpellum, Zeugmatolepas
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder