Suborder Hippuritina Newell 1965 (rudist)
Parent taxon: Hippuritoida according to L. A. Nevesskaja 2009
Sister taxa: Archaeochionelasmus, Archaeochionelasmus nekvasilovae, Gloassamyophorous, Hatayin, Heterodiscus, Hippuritacea, Juramegalodus, Lovetcheniia, Pseudopironaea, Radiolitidina, Requieniidina, Rousseliinae
Subtaxa: Caprotinoidea Lapeirousioidea Monopleuroidea
Ecology: stationary intermediate-level epifaunal suspension feeder