Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Parent taxon: Wentzelellinae according to D. Hill 1981
Sister taxa: Houchangophyllum, Iranophyllum, Lonsdaleiastraea, Maoyingophyllum, Multimurinus, Parairanophylloides, Praewentzelella, Pseudopolythecalis, Wentzelella, Wentzelellites, Wentzelloides, Wentzelophyllum, Xizangophyllum, Zhurihephyllum
Subtaxa: Polythecalis (Chusenophyllum), Polythecalis (Polythecalis), Polythecalis asthenotheca, Polythecalis bauryi, Polythecalis breviseptata, Polythecalis chandalasensis, Polythecalis chinensis, Polythecalis chinmenensis, Polythecalis compacta, Polythecalis crassa, Polythecalis dupliformis, Polythecalis frechi, Polythecalis guankouensis, Polythecalis houchangensis, Polythecalis huayunshanensis, Polythecalis irregularis, Polythecalis khmerianus, Polythecalis leptoseptata, Polythecalis longiseptata, Polythecalis longliensis, Polythecalis niuxingshanensis, Polythecalis raritabellata, Polythecalis regularis, Polythecalis shiqianensis, Polythecalis suzhouensis, Polythecalis tela, Polythecalis tonglingensis, Polythecalis verbeekiellaina, Polythecalis wenganensis, Polythecalis wuweiensis, Polythecalis xuanenensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder