†family Davidsoniidae King 1850 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Davidsoniidae
Parent taxon: Davidsonioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxon: Carinatinidae
Subtaxa: Davidsonia Prodavidsonia Rugodavidsonia Zeravshania
Type: Davidsonia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of the United Kingdom (3 collections)
• Devonian of Belgium (1), China (1), the Czech Republic (12), Germany (2), Morocco (1), Spain (1), United States (14: Nevada)
Total: 35 collections including 37 occurrences