Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987, nom. cl. inval. see Clade Opisthokonta Cavalier-Smith 1987 [Simpson & Medina 2020]
   Metazoa Haeckel 1874 - multicellular animals see Kingdom Animalia Linnaeus, 1758
     Epitheliozoa Ax, 1996
       Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910 - eumetazoans
         Acrosomata Ax, 1996 see [unranked] Eumetazoa Bütschli, 1910
           Bilateria Hatschek, 1888 - bilaterians see Subkingdom Bilateria Hatschek, 1888
             Protostomia Grobben, 1908 see Infrakingdom Protostomia Grobben, 1908
               Lophotrochozoa Halanych, Bacheller, Aguinaldo, Liva, Hillis & Lake 1995 - lophotrochozoans
                 Lophophorata Hyman, 1959
                   Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806 - brachiopods
                     Craniiformea see Subphylum Craniiformea Popov, Bassett, Holmer & Laurie, 1993