Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to J. C. W. Cope 1996
Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, 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, 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: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lipodonta in the database