Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Enteletidae
Parent taxon: Enteletoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Chrustenoporidae, Draboviidae, Linoporellidae, Saukrodictyidae, Schizophoriidae
Subtaxa: Camerenteletes Enteletella Enteletes Enteletina Mapingtichia Parenteletes Peltichia
Type: Enteletes
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Armenia (6), Austria (2), Azerbaijan (1), Bolivia (2), China (166), Croatia (3), Greece (1), Guatemala (1), India (1), Iran (17), Italy (5), Japan (14), Laos (2), Madagascar (1), Malaysia (7), Mexico (2), Oman (3), Pakistan (45), Peru (2), the Russian Federation (4), Slovenia (2), Tajikistan (7), Thailand (3), Tunisia (14), Turkey (2), Ukraine (2), United States (257: Alaska, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas), Vietnam (2)
• Carboniferous to Permian of Bolivia (1), United States (4: Texas)
• Carboniferous of China (3), Italy (1), United States (75: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas)
Total: 661 collections including 861 occurrences