†family Paeckelmanellidae Ivanova 1972 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Paeckelmanellidae
Parent taxon: Paeckelmanelloidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxon: Strophopleuridae
Subtaxa: Paeckelmanellinae Scenesiinae
Type: Paeckelmanella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Afghanistan (1 collection), Canada (1: Nunavut), China (4), Greenland (6), Laos (1), Mongolia (3), Pakistan (4), the Russian Federation (15), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (3), Tajikistan (1), United States (17: Alaska, Nevada, Texas, Utah)
• Carboniferous of China (1), the Russian Federation (2), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), United States (3: Alaska, Nevada)
Total: 63 collections each including a single occurrence