†class Strophomenata Williams et al 1996 (lamp shell)
Parent taxon: Rhynchonelliformea according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Benedetto 2003, Carlson 2001, Hansen and Holmer 2011, Hints and Harper 2015, Jakobsen et al. 2014, Kiessling 2003 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Chileata, Kutorginata, Obolellata, Rhynchonellata, Salanygolinidae
Subtaxa: Billingsellida Liosomeniidae Orthotetida Productida Strophomenida
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder