†family Eleidae d'Orbigny 1852 (bryozoan)
Stenolaemata - Melicerititida - Eleidae
Parent taxon: Melicerititida according to L. A. Viskova 2016
See also Bassler 1953, Taylor and Zagorsek 2011 and Zágoršek and Kroh 2003
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Atagma Biforicula Cyclocites Elea Foricula Meliceritella Meliceritites Pennipora Reptoceritites Reptoforicula Reptomultelea Semielea Semimultelea
Type: Elea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Denmark (1)
• Cretaceous of Austria (1), Czechia (12), France (35), Germany (5), Sweden (1), the United Kingdom (4), United States (1: Texas)
Total: 61 collections including 117 occurrences