Full reference: A. E. Grube. 1840. Actinien, Echinodermen und Würmer des Adriatischen und Mittelmeers. JH Bon, Königsberg 1-92
Parent taxon: Holothuroidea according to A. Boczarowski 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthocaudina, Achistrulidae, Alexandritidae, Ancistrum, Apodacea, Apodida, Arthrochirota, Arthrochirotida, Aspidochirotacea, Aspidochirotida, Calcancorellidae, Canisiidae, Chiridotitidae, Conisia, Crucivirga, Cucumaria, Dactylochirotida, Dendrochirotacea, Elasipodida, Etheridgellidae, Kaliobullitidae, Kozurellidae, Kuehnitidae, Laetmophasma, Molpadiida, Ocellothuria, Palelpidiidae, Priscopedatidae, Protocaudinidae, Punctatitidae, Rotiformidae, Sclerothurites, Staurocumites, Stichopitidae, Synaptellidae, Tetravirga, Thyonidium, Triradites, Uniramosa
Subtaxa: Andenothyone, Binoculites, Calclamnidae, Cucumariidae, Heterothyonidae, Phyllophoridae, Priscoligula, Priscopedatoides, Pseudostaurocumites, Psolidae, Schlumbergeritidae, Sclerodactylidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder-detritivore