Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to R. L. Squires 1999
See also Rivera 1957
Sister taxa: Acturellina, Amosius, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, Asiphonidae, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laubeia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeoentolium, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praelamellodontidae, Praevicula, Productae, Psammoconcha, Pteriomorpha, Ptychoplasma, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Praeanomalodontata, Fusidae, Gariidae, Plicatulacea, Teleodesmacea, Corbidae, Solenomyidae, Aviculidae, Prionodesmacea, Eoasmussia, Phaenomya, Anomalodesmacea
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Asthenodonta in the database