Stenolaemata - Cryptostomata - Rhinoporidae
Parent taxon: Cryptostomata according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Astrova and Morozova 1956 and Bassler 1911
Sister taxa: Artchedella, Cryptostyloecia, Cycloporidae, Eichwaldictya, Europora, Eurythyrhombopora, Fenestelloidea, Ipmorella, Kielanopora, Nemacanthclema, Nemacanthopora, Nudymiella, Palaeocoryne, Palescharidae, Paranicklespora, Phaenophragma, Primarella, Promediapora, Pseudoascopora, Ptilodictyina, Ptilodictyoidea, Rhabdomesina, Rhabdomesoidae, Rhabdomesontidae, Rhinidictyonidae, Rozonovia, Shishoviclema, Silenella, Staffordotaxis, Streblopax, Strebloplax, Tamaroclema, Verella, Veroclema, Worthenoporidae, Yangotrypa
Subtaxa: Diamesopora Lichenalia Rhinopora Stictotrypa
Type: Rhinopora
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of United States (5: New York collections)
• Niagaran of United States (1: New York)
• Silurian of Canada (1: Ontario), Norway (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (43: Indiana, Iowa, New York)
• Ordovician of China (4), Estonia (3), France (1), India (3), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 66 collections including 76 occurrences