Full reference: T. He, F. Pei, and G. Fu. 1984. Some small shelly fossils from the Lower Cambrian Xinji Formation in Fangcheng County, Henan Province. Acta Palaeontologica Sinica 23(4):350-357
Parent taxon: Hyolithida according to T. He et al. 1984
Sister taxa: Aimitus, Altaicornus, Amydaicornus, Anabaricornus, Angusticornidae, Angusticornus, Atdabanithes, Australothecidae, Borealicornus, Brevilabiatus, Cavernolites, Crestjahitidae, Decipilites, Doescherina, Elegantilites, Emarites, Erraticornus, Firmicornus, Galicornus, Gompholites, Goniocornus, Grantitheca, Haplophrentis, Hyolithes, Hyolithidae, Hyolithina, Hyptiotheca, Ingolitotheca, Insignicornus, Insolitotheca, Jacuticornus, Jacutolitus, Joachimilites, Ketemecornus, Kuonamkicornus, Laticornus, Lenalitus, Lirotheca, Matthevina, Meitanovitus, Nelegerocornidae, Neopauxillites, Nitoricornus, Notabilitus, Oblisicornus, Oboedalites, Oxytus, Paracornus, Parakorilithes, Parkula, Patholites, Pauxillites, Pauxillitidae, Planotheca, Rarissimetus, Rodentilites, Similothecidae, Slapylites, Tajinella, Tizilites, Tulenicornus, Virgatotheca, Virgulaxonaria, Yacutolithuus, Yankongovitus
Subtaxa: Parakolithes delicatus, Parakolithes mammillatus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder