†family Perissothyrididae Carter 1994 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Perissothyrididae
Parent taxon: Martinioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Crassumbidae, Elythynidae, Gerkispiridae, Ingelarellidae, Martiniidae, Micromartiniidae, Tenellodermidae
Subtaxa: Mongoliopsis Perissothyris
Type: Perissothyris
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Perissothyrididae in the database