Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Parent taxon: Terebratulida according to C. C. Emig et al. 2013
See also Atrops and Alméras 2005, Feldman 2002, Perry and Chatterton 1979, Sandy et al. 1995 and Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Aerithyris, Asiacranaena, Bullothyris, Centronellidina, Clathrithyridoidea, Ense, Eudesites, Gwyniidina, Loenthyris, Minithyris, Obolorugidae, Parasulcatinella, Rugosothyris, Selenella, Struvethyris, Subsinucephalus, Terebratulidina, Triseptothyris, Yekerpene
Subtaxa: Antigoniarcula Bouchardioidea Dallinoidea Eogryphus Gwyniella Hercothyris Holobrachia Kingenoidea Kraussinoidea Kurakithyris Laqueoidea Leptothyrellopsis Lutetiarcula Magas Megathyridoidea Miogryphus Mosaethyrididae Platidioidea Praeneothyris Rhynchora Rhynchorina Terebratelloidea Tiaretithyris Timacella Xinjiangthyris Yabeithyris Yuezhuella Zeillerioidea Zhidothyris
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder