Strophomenata - Productida - Richthofeniidae
Synonym: Caninellidae Liang 1990
Full reference: W. Waagen. 1885. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 5. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):729-770
Parent taxon: Richthofenioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Shen et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Crania permiana, Cyclacanthariidae, Forma, Gemmellaroiidae, Hercosiidae, Prorichthofenia, Prorichthofeniinae
Subtaxa: Coscinarina Globosobucina Linnaeocaninella Richthofenia Richthofeniinae Seseloidia Striirichthofenia
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (9 collections), Azerbaijan (3), Cambodia (2), China (21), Greece (19), Iran (3), Italy (5), Japan (1), Oman (3), Pakistan (84), the Russian Federation (2), Slovenia (1), Tajikistan (4), Thailand (1), Ukraine (1), United States (1: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of China (1)
Total: 161 collections including 173 occurrences