Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Linoporellidae
Parent taxon: Enteletoidea according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974, Hints 1975, Rubel 2011, Williams et al. 2000 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Chrustenoporidae, Draboviidae, Enteletidae, Saukrodictyidae, Schizophoriidae
Subtaxa: Cycladigera Elasmothyris Laticrura Leptoskelidion Linoporella Orthotropia Salopia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Nova Scotia collection), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (5), Latvia (1), Lithuania (1), Sweden (9), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Iowa, New York)
• Chazyan of United States (2: Alabama, Tennessee)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Nevada)
• Ordovician of Belgium (7), China (1), Estonia (11), Ireland (10), Norway (8), the Russian Federation (2), Spain (1), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (35), United States (24: Alaska, California, Missouri, Oklahoma, Virginia)
Total: 127 collections including 130 occurrences