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 and Sepkoski 2002
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 Iliella Kalitvella Kimatothyris Luofuia Notanoplia Notoparmella Ornothyrella Paracomposita Paracostanoplia Paraplicanoplia Pararhynchospirina Parunicinella Plicambocoelia Plicanoplites Plicatosyrinx Pustulatia Rariella Septaparmella Serrulatrypa Sikasella Spiriferidina Tangxiangia Tegulispirifer Thecideidina Turganiella Weibeia Xenospirifer
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder