†subfamily Agelesiinae Cooper and Grant 1975 (lamp shell)
Strophomenata - Productida - Aulostegidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1975. Permian Brachiopods of West Texas, III. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 19:795-1921
Parent taxon: Aulostegidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Aulosteginae, Chonosteginae, Ctenalosiinae, Echinosteginae, Edriosteginae, Gondolininae, Institellinae, Rhamnariinae, Taeniothaerinae
Subtaxa: Agelesia Rhytibulbus Stipulina
Type: Agelesia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Italy (1 collection), United States (37: Texas)
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 39 collections including 40 occurrences