†superfamily Protorthacea Cooper 1976 (lamp shell)
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1976. Lower Cambrian brachiopods from the Rift Valley (Isreal and Jordan). Journal of Paleontology 50(2):269-289
Parent taxon: Orthidina according to G. Geyer and M. Mergl 1997
See also Cooper 1976
Sister taxa: Enteletacea, Orthoidea, Plectorthoidea, Triplesiacea, Yeosinella
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protorthacea in the database