†subfamily Areostrophiinae Manankov 1979 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Orthotetida - Areostrophiidae
Parent taxon: Areostrophiidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Adectorhynchinae
Subtaxa: Aesopomum Areostrophia Carinastrophia Imbriea
Type: Areostrophia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (9: Yukon), China (4), the Czech Republic (7), Germany (1), the Russian Federation (5), United States (18: Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, New York, Ohio)
• Silurian of Canada (5: Yukon, Yukon Territory), China (7), the Czech Republic (3), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 61 collections including 69 occurrences