Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Strophopleuridae
Full reference: J. B. Waterhouse. 1975. New Permian and Triassic brachiopod taxa. Papers - Department of Geology, University of Queensland 7(1):1-23
Parent taxon: Strophopleuridae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Bashkiriinae, Strophopleurinae
Subtaxa: Alispirifer Haplospirifer Johncarteria Pteroplecta Pterospirifer Spiriferinaella Xizispirifer Yukonospirifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (11: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), China (6), Germany (4), Greenland (7), India (3), Japan (1), Laos (1), Lithuania (12), Nepal (29), Pakistan (38), Poland (2), the Russian Federation (6), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), the United Kingdom (17), United States (23: Alaska, Texas)
• Pennsylvanian of China (3), United States (1: Alaska)
• Namurian of Australia (7)
• Osagean of Mexico (1)
• Carboniferous of Australia (17), China (1), India (1), Nepal (1), Pakistan (1), South Korea (1)
Total: 199 collections including 222 occurrences