Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Asiphonidae, Asthenodonta, Autobranchia, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Dissonia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lipodonta, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Nanogyra (Palaeogyra), Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Paullia, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productae, Protobranchia, Psammoconcha, Pteriomorpha, Ptychoplasma, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Sollea, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Imperia, Coelonotidae, Praeanomalodontata, Gariidae, Aviculidae, Lyra, Anomalodesmacea, Corbidae, Solenomyidae, Eoasmussia, Teleodesmacea, Prionodesmacea, Phaenomya, Plicatulacea
Subtaxa: Arhouriella
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at JAR-0.56. Jbel Arhouri (Cambrian of Morocco)