Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Leptodontellidae
Alternative spelling: Leptodontellinae
Parent taxon: Strophomenoidea according to C. R. Congreve et al. 2015
See also Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Amphistrophiidae, Dicoelostrophiidae, Douvillinidae, Douvinella, Eopholidostrophiidae, Foliomenidae, Furcitellidae, Glyptomenidae, Idioglyptus, Leptaenoideidae, Leptostrophiidae, Playfairia, Rafinesquinidae, Rhenostrophia, Shaleriidae, Strophomenidae, Strophomenidea, Strophonellidae, Syntrophodonta
Subtaxa: Leptodontella Parastrophonella Spinostrophia Sulcatostrophia Zophostrophia
Type: Leptodontella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Givetian of France (7 collections)
• Devonian of Afghanistan (2), Czechia (1), Germany (5), Morocco (1), Myanmar (2), Poland (10), the Russian Federation (4), United States (8: Iowa, New Mexico), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of the United Kingdom (2)
Total: 43 collections including 46 occurrences