†superfamily Paterinoidea Schuchert 1893 (lamp shell)

Paterinata - Paterinida

Parent taxon: Paterinida according to L.E. Holmer et al. 2017

See also Bruton and Harper 2000, Hansen and Holmer 2011, Popov 2000, Skovsted et al. 2017 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxon: Paterinacea

Subtaxa: Cryptotretidae Paterinidae

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Uhaku of Sweden (1 collection)

• Chazyan of United States (1: Alabama)

• Ordovician of China (1), Kazakhstan (1), Norway (8), the Russian Federation (3), Sweden (3)

• Tremadoc of China (1), the Czech Republic (2)

• Cambrian of Antarctica (2), Argentina (1), Australia (34), Canada (104: Alberta, Alberta-British Columbia, British Columbia, Labrador, Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut), China (3), Denmark (4), France (1), Greenland (9), Kazakhstan (16), Kyrgyzstan (1), Mexico (3), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), the Russian Federation (7), Spain (6), the United Kingdom (6), United States (72: Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming)

• Solvan of Australia (1), Sweden (1)

• Amgan of Kazakhstan (6)

• Delamaran of Canada (30: British Columbia), Mexico (3), United States (12: California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia)

• Caerfai of United States (1: Nevada)

• Waucoban of United States (1: Washington)

Total: 347 collections including 397 occurrences

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