†family Saukrodictyidae Wright 1964 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Saukrodictyidae
Parent taxon: Enteletoidea according to M. Rubel 2011
See also Williams et al. 2000 and Wright 1964
Sister taxa: Chrustenoporidae, Draboviidae, Enteletidae, Linoporellidae, Schizophoriidae
Subtaxa: Callositella Hulterstadia Saukrodictya
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Silurian of Canada (1: Quebec collection), the Czech Republic (2), Estonia (10), the United Kingdom (8)
• Letna of the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of Austria (1), Belgium (5), the Czech Republic (1), Estonia (26), Ireland (4), Latvia (1), Portugal (2), Spain (3), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (6), United States (1: Alaska)
Total: 73 collections including 78 occurrences