†family Verneuiliidae Schuchert 1929 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Verneuiliidae
Parent taxon: Ambocoelioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Ambocoeliidae, Eudoxinidae, Lazutkiniidae
Subtaxa: Minythyra Nuguschella Verneuilia
Type: Verneuilia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (3: California collections)
• Devonian of Germany (4), United States (2: Alaska)
Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence