Radiolaria - Spumellaria - Hagiastridae
Synonym: Pentaporobrachia Kozur and Mostler 1981
Full reference: H. Kozur and H. Mostler. 1979. Beiträge zur Erforschung der mesozoischen Radiolarien, Teil III: Die Oberfamilien Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. der Spumellaria und triassische Nassellaria [Contributions to the Mesozoic Radiolaria, part III: Superfamilies Actinommacea Haeckel 1862 emend., Artiscacea Haeckel 1882, Multiarcusellacea nov. of Spumellaria and Triassic Nassellaria]. Geologisch-Paläontologische Mitteilungen Innsbruck 9:1-132
Parent taxon: Hagiastridae according to P. De Wever et al. 2001
Sister taxa: Archaeohagiastrum, Crucella, Hagiastrum, Higumastra, Monotrabs, Pobum, Pseudocrucella, Pseudohagiastrum, Pseudohigumastra, Pterotrabs, Savaryella, Sophia, Tetraditryma, Tetratrabs, Udalia
Subtaxa: Tetraporobrachia asymmetrica, Tetraporobrachia composita, Tetraporobrachia haeckeli
Type: Tetraporobrachia haeckeli
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic omnivore