†family Tasmanorthidae Laurie 1991 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Tasmanorthidae
Parent taxon: Plectorthoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Apatoskenidioides, Chilcorthidae, Cremnorthidae, Cyclocoeliidae, Eoorthidae, Euorthisinidae, Finkelnburgiidae, Giraldiellidae, Lebediorthis, Nanorthidae, Phragmorthidae, Platystrophiidae, Plectorthidae, Ranorthidae, Rhactorthidae, Wangyuiidae
Subtaxa: Tasmanorthis
Type: Tasmanorthis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Tasmanorthidae in the database