†family Mystrophoridae Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Mystrophoridae
Parent taxon: Dalmanelloidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Angusticardiniidae, Dalmanellidae, Dicoelosiidae, Harknessellidae, Heterorthidae, Hypsomoniidae, Kayserellidae, Paurorthidae, Platyorthidae, Portranellidae, Proschizophoriidae, Rhipidomellidae, Tyronellidae
Subtaxa: Biernatium Mystrophora Planicardinia
Type: Mystrophora
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (2 collections), Canada (5: Northwest Territories, Yukon, Yukon Territory), Germany (1), Myanmar (2), Poland (2)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence