They reasoned that since the conulate Vendoconularia exhibited six-fold symmetry, the conularids — then regarded as a sister group to the scyphozoan cnidarians — must be nested within the trilobozoa, making the trilobozoan group part of the cnidarian phylum.
Mereka beralasan bahwa sejak conulate Vendoconularia dipamerkan enam kali lipat simetri, yang conularids - kemudian dianggap sebagai kelompok saudara ke cnidaria Scyphozoan - harus bersarang di dalam trilobozoa, membuat kelompok trilobozoan bagian dari filum cnidarian.