Suborder Malleidina Gray 1854 (oyster)
Parent taxon: Ostreida according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Myodakryotidae, Ostreidina, Palaeolophidae, Pectinina
Subtaxa: Pinnoidea Posidonioidea Pterineidae Pterioidea Rhombopterioidea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder