Bivalvia - Cardiida - Kelliidae
Parent taxon: Leptonoidea according to R. Marquet 2005
See also Beu et al. 1990, Bouchet et al. 2010, Coan et al. 2000, Dockery 1982, Nevesskaja 2009, Newell 1965, Parker 1982 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Erycinidae, Montacutidae
Subtaxa: Bornia Cicatella Cicatellia Lasaeokellya Marikellia Micropolia Nesobornia Pseudolepton Rhectomyax
Ecology: stationary infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of the Philippines (1 collection), United States (15: California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ecuador (1)
• Pliocene of Belgium (2), Italy (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (4: North Carolina), Venezuela (2)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Ecuador (1), France (1), Poland (2), United States (5: Florida)
• Oligocene to Miocene of United States (1: Florida)
• Oligocene of United States (3: Mississippi)
• Eocene of United States (9: Alabama, Georgia, Texas)
• Paleocene of Australia (1), United States (5: Alabama, Texas)
• Cretaceous of United States (3: California)
Total: 63 collections including 70 occurrences