Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Proschizophoriidae
Parent taxon: Dalmanelloidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Angusticardiniidae, Dalmanellidae, Dicoelosiidae, Harknessellidae, Heterorthidae, Hypsomoniidae, Kayserellidae, Mystrophoridae, Paurorthidae, Platyorthidae, Portranellidae, Rhipidomellidae, Tyronellidae
Subtaxa: Baturria Cordatomyonia Elegesta Fulcriphoria Idiorthis Proschizophoria
Type: Proschizophoria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), China (2), France (4), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: New York)
• Silurian of Argentina (7), Czechia (2), Mexico (2), Mongolia (2), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: California), Venezuela (1)
Total: 35 collections including 37 occurrences