Subfamily Laqueinae Thomson 1927 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Laqueidae
Parent taxon: Laqueidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Dalligadinae, Parakingeninae, Terebrataliopsinae
Subtaxa: Laquethiris Laqueus
Type: Laqueus
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Japan (12 collections), Taiwan (1), United States (6: California)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Japan (1), United States (1: California)
• Pliocene of Japan (2), United States (3: California)
• Miocene of Japan (2)
• Oligocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of Antarctica (2)
• Paleogene of Antarctica (1)
Total: 32 collections including 44 occurrences