Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pterineidae
Parent taxon: Pterineidae according to P. Bouchet et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Actinodesma, Actinopterella, Actinopterellinae, Actinopteria, Alnifia, Anderkenia, Barbosaia, Bolsopteria, Caneyella, Cheiopteria, Cliopteria, Cornellites, Cyrtodontarca, Denticelox, Dolichopteron, Ectenodesma, Eopterinea, Glyptodesma, Guichiella, Leiopteriinae, Leptodesma, Leptodesmatinae, Limoptera, Limopterinae, Merismopteria, Molinicola, Nennapteria, Oxytomoidea, Palaeopinna, Palaeopteria, Placopterina, Pseudobakewellia, Pterinea, Pteronitella, Pteronites, Pteronitina, Ptychopteria, Tolmaia, Willipteria, Wuxuanites, Ahtioconcha
Subtaxa: Micropteria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Micropteriinae in the database