Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Parent taxon: Terebratulidina according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Cancellothyridoidea, Compositelasmatoidea, Cryptonelloidea, Dielasmatoidea, Dyscolioidea, Falciferula, Goliathyris, Mayaothyris, Orthotomidae, Pseudorhaetina, Stringocephaloidea, Terebratuloidea, Vex, Zenobiathyridae, Zenobiathyris
Subtaxa: Alabushevothyrididae Boreiothyrididae Cheirothyropsidae Cheniothyrididae Clathrithyrididae Dictyothyrididae Dienopidae Eplenyithyris Goniothyridinae Harpotothyrididae Hesperithyrididae Heterobrochinae Jaisalmeria Kendzhilgithyris Lissajousithyrididae Loboidothyrididae Lobothyrididae Lobothyroides Magharithyris Mametothyrididae Muirwoodellidae Naradanithyris Neumayrithyris Pamirothyris Peristerothyris Plectoconchidae Postepithyrididae Psebajithyridinae Rugithyris Sogxianthyris Spasskothyrididae Taurothyris Tchegemithyrididae Tegulithyrididae Triadithyrididae Trichothyris Trigonithyrididae Tshemsarythyris Viallithyris Weldonithyris
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder