†subfamily Platystrophinae Schuchert and Le Vene 1929 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Plectorthidae
Parent taxon: Plectorthidae according to W. I. Mitchell 1977
See also Neuman 1964
Sister taxa: Apollonorthis, Ashinaorthis, Atlantida, Corineorthis, Desmorthis, Doleroides, Hebertella, Irhirea, Lipanorthis, Mimella, Nanorthis, Oligorthis, Orthostrophiinae, Paterorthis, Platystrophiinae, Plectorthinae, Plectorthis, Pseudomimella, Schizophorella, Severginella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platystrophinae in the database