Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Semicosciniidae
Parent taxon: Fenestellina according to A. Ernst and J. Bohatý 2009
Sister taxa: Acanthocladiidae, Admiratellidae, Carnocladiidae, Fenestellidae, Fenestraliidae, Reteporinidae, Septatoporidae, Septoporidae
Subtaxa: Schischcatella Semicoscinium Tectulipora
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Canada (2: Ontario collections), China (4), Colombia (1), the Czech Republic (2), France (1), Germany (5), Mongolia (7), Morocco (2), New Zealand (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (4), Spain (4), United States (4: Michigan, Ohio), Vietnam (1), Western Sahara (1)
• Niagaran of United States (1: Ohio)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario), China (1), the Russian Federation (3), United States (28: New York)
Total: 74 collections including 86 occurrences