†subfamily Leptodesmatinae Maillieux 1931 (oyster)
Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Caneyella, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Micropteriinae, Molinicola, Newsomella, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Leptodesmatinae in the database