Full reference: W. Waagen. 1883. Productus Limestone Fossils, Part IV, fas. 2. Salt Range Fossils, Palaeontologia Indica, Series 13 1(4):391-546
Parent taxon: Rhynchonellata according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Brunton and Champion 1974, Chen and Shi 1999, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Sepkoski 2002 and Temple 1987
Sister taxa: Athyridida, Atrypida, Cadomelloidea, Cardiarinidae, Dentatrypa, Mongolellidae, Orthida, Pentamerida, Protorthida, Rhynchonellida, Spiriferinida, Terebratulida, Thecideida, Tropidoleptidae
Subtaxa: Artospirifer Boucotia Callicalyptella Colongina Costanoplia Cratospirifer Crinisaria Delthyridina Donispirifer Fimbrispiriferidae Hollardiella Kalitvella Kimatothyris Luofuia Martiniidina Notanoplia Notoparmella Ornothyrella Paracomposita Paracostanoplia Paraplicanoplia Pararhynchospirina Parunicinella Plicambocoelia Plicanoplites Plicatosyrinx Pustulatia Rariella Rukavischnikovia Septaparmella Serrulatrypa Sikasella Spiriferidina Tangxiangia Tegulispirifer Thecideidina Turganiella Weibeia Xenospirifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder