Parent taxon: Rhizopodea according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthochitina, Alpenachitina, Amphorachitina, Ancyrochitina, Angochitina, Anthochitina, Bursachitina, Cingulochitina, Cladochitina, Clathrochitina, Clavachitina, Coronochitina, Cyathochitina, Cylindrochitina, Desmochitina, Earlachitina, Eisenackitina, Eremochitina, Euconchitina, Euconochitina, Fungochitina, Fustichitina, Gotlandochitina, Halochitina, Hercochitina, Hetcochitina, Hoegisphaera, Jenkinochitina, Kalochitina, Lagenochitina, Laufeldochitina, Linochitina, Margachitina, Muscochitina, Ollachitina, Parisochitina, Pistillachitina, Plectochitina, Pogonochitina, Pseudoclathrochitina, Pterochitina, Ramochitina, Rhabdochitina, Sagenachitina, Salopochitina, Siphonochitina, Sphaerochitina, Spinachitina, Tanuchitina, Urochitina, Velatachitina
Subtaxa: Belonechitina hirsuta Belonechitina robusta
Distribution:
• Silurian of Estonia (3 collections), Latvia (2)
• Ordovician of Canada (17: Quebec), China (1), Estonia (6), Oman (2), Spain (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (1: New York)
Total: 34 collections including 54 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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