ARCHAEOCYATHINA Okulitch, 1935: Cup solitary or modular (latter by external budding and/or longitudinal subdivision; encrusting forms develop by addition of new central cavities); intervallum with taeniae, pseudosepta, or pseudotaenial or dictyonal network; segmented tabulae may be present.
DICTYOCYATHIDAE Taylor, 1910: Inner wall with simple pores.
CLARUSCOSCINIDAE Debrenne & Zhuravlev, 1992: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts, or pore tubes.
PYCNOIDOCOSCINIDAE Debrenne, 1974: Inner wall compound.
ARCHAEOPHARETRIDAE R. Bedford & W. R. Bedford, 1936: Inner wall with simple pores.
ARCHAEOCYATHIDAE Hinde, 1889: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts, or pore tubes.
ARCHAEOSYCONIDAE Zhuravleva, 1954: Inner wall compound.
COPLEICYATHIDAE R. Bedford & J. Bedford, 1937: Inner wall with simple pores.
JUGALICYATHIDAE Gravestock, 1984: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts or pore tubes.
METACYATHIDAE R. Bedford & W. R. Bedford, 1934: Inner wall compound.
NAIMARKCYATHIDAE Wrona & Zhuravlev, 1996: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts or pore tubes.
WARRIOOTACYATHIDAE Debrenne & Zhuravlev, 1992: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts or pore tubes.
MAIANDROCYATHIDAE Debrenne, 1974: Inner wall with simple pores.
BELTANACYATHIDAE Debrenne, 1974: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts, or pore tubes.
TABELLAECYATHIDAE Fonin, 1963: Inner wall with bracts, fused bracts or pore tubes.