Paterinata - Paterinida - Paterinidae
Parent taxon: Paterinoidea according to L.E. Holmer et al. 2017
See also Bruton and Harper 2000, Hansen and Holmer 2011, Holmer 1989, Popov 2000, Skovsted et al. 2017 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxon: Cryptotretidae
Subtaxa: Cordatia Dictyonina Dictyonites Kolihium Lacunites Micromitra Paterina Wynnia
Type: Paterina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Uhaku of Sweden (1 collection)
• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama)
• Billingen of the Russian Federation (1)
• Ordovician of China (2), Czechia (2), Kazakhstan (1), Norway (8), the Russian Federation (2), Sweden (3)
• Cambrian of Antarctica (2), Argentina (1), Australia (19), Canada (134: Alberta, Alberta-British Columbia, British Columbia, Labrador, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut), China (2), Denmark (4), France (1), Greenland (9), Kazakhstan (16), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mexico (6), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (6), United States (85: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming)
• Templetonian of Australia (3)
• Solvan of Australia (1), Sweden (1)
• Amgan of Kazakhstan (6)
• Caerfai of United States (1: Nevada)
• Waucoban of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 328 collections including 378 occurrences