Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Glyptorthidae
Alternative spelling: Glyptorthinae
Parent taxon: Orthoidea according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Hints 2010, Howe 1988, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Mitchell 1977, Potter 1990, Rõõmusoks 1964, Rubel 2011, Williams et al. 2000, Wright 1964, Wright 1982, Zhan and Jin 2005 and Zuykov and Butts 2008
Sister taxa: Anomalorthidae, Archaeorthidae, Bajanorthis, Bohemiellidae, Cathaysiorthidae, Hesperonomiidae, Hesperorthidae, Lycophoriidae, Malinella, Nugnecella, Orthidae, Orthidiellidae, Ottadalenites, Plaesiomyidae, Poramborthidae, Productorthidae, Skenidioidae, Tarfayidae, Turarella, Whittardiidae, Zhejiangorthis, Dolerorthidae, Dinorthidae
Subtaxa: Bassettella Cinerorthis Eridorthis Glyptorthis Lepidorthis Lomatorthis Parisorthis Schalidomorthis Spinorthis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Jaani of Lithuania (1 collection)
• Silurian of Argentina (1), Canada (7: Ontario, Quebec), China (5), the Czech Republic (3), Estonia (12), Iran (1), Lithuania (5), Norway (1), the United Kingdom (8), United States (1: Ohio)
• Dobrotivian of France (1), Spain (1)
• Chazyan of Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Quebec), United States (6: Alabama, New York, Oklahoma)
• Whiterockian of United States (2: Nevada)
• Dawan of China (4)
• Arenig of Argentina (1), Bolivia (2), China (5)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (4: New Brunswick)
• Ordovician of Australia (11), Belgium (9), Canada (39: British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Yukon), China (38), Estonia (23), France (2), Ireland (7), Italy (2), Kazakhstan (7), New Zealand (1), Norway (12), Portugal (2), the Russian Federation (41), Spain (1), Sweden (6), the United Kingdom (86), United States (233: Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia), Venezuela (1)
Total: 597 collections including 622 occurrences