†subfamily Obesariinae Gourvennec 1994 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Reticulariidae
Parent taxon: Reticulariidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Eoreticulariinae, Reticulariinae, Reticulariopsinae, Rhenothyridinae
Subtaxa: Alaskospira Echinocoeliopsis Obesaria Quasimartinia
Type: Obesaria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (4 collections), the Czech Republic (8), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (2), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Canada (3: Northwest Territories, Ontario), China (3), the Czech Republic (4), the Russian Federation (10), Tajikistan (2), United States (8: Alaska, California, Nevada)
Total: 46 collections including 52 occurrences