Lingulata - Lingulida - Zhanatellidae
Parent taxon: Linguloidea according to J. Hansen and L. E. Holmer 2011
See also Popov et al. 2002 and Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Aulonotretidae, Bistramia, Dysoristidae, Elkaniidae, Eoobolidae, Kyrshabaktellidae, Laima, Lingulasmatidae, Lingulellotretidae, Lingulidae, Lingulipora, Obolidae, Oxlosia, Paterulidae, Pseudolingulidae, Timalina, Tomasina
Subtaxa: Canalilatus Fossuliella Hyperobolus Rosobolus Thysanotos Tropidoglossa Wahwahlingula Zhanatella
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Uhaku of Sweden (1 collection)
• Ordovician of Australia (10), Iran (5), Kazakhstan (2), Norway (5), the Russian Federation (2), United States (25: Utah)
• Tremadoc of the Czech Republic (5), Iran (8)
• Amgan of Kazakhstan (5)
• Cambrian of Australia (1), Kazakhstan (33), Kyrgyzstan (1), the Russian Federation (1), United States (6: Utah)
Total: 110 collections including 119 occurrences