Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Foliomenidae
Parent taxon: Strophomenoidea according to R.-B. Zhan and J. Jin 2005
Sister taxa: Amphistrophiidae, Dicoelostrophiidae, Douvillinidae, Douvinella, Eopholidostrophiidae, Furcitellidae, Glyptomenidae, Idioglyptus, Leptaenoideidae, Leptodontellidae, Leptostrophiidae, Playfairia, Rafinesquinidae, Rhenostrophia, Shaleriidae, Strophomenidae, Strophomenidea, Strophonellidae, Syntrophodonta
Subtaxa: Foliomena
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Sweden (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Belgium (1), Canada (2: Québec), China (23), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (1), Italy (3), Kazakhstan (5), the Russian Federation (1), Sweden (4), the United Kingdom (9), United States (1: Maine)
Total: 53 collections each including a single occurrence