Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to R. L. Squires 2010
See also Bouchet et al. 2010, Mikkelsen and Bieler 2008, Squires 1984, Squires 1987 and Tunnicliff 1987
Sister taxa: Acanomyophoria, Acturellina, Afghanodesma, Amosius, Ampezzania, Amphikoilinae, Arhouriellidae, Asiphonidae, Asthenodonta, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Bathyspinulinae, Bleta, Bodmania, Burriera, Carnidia, Cirravidae, Claughtonia, Conchodus, Cruciella, Cryptodonta, Ctenolima, Delia, Dissonia, Edon, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Fogiella, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Hemisterias, Isofilibranchia, Laurskiidae, Libyaconchus, Lipodonta, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Modiolopsis praerupta, Nanogyra (Palaeogyra), Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaeostrea, Paradoxia, Paraviculidae, Paullia, Phaella, Phyllonia, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productae, Psammoconcha, Ptychoplasma, Rebusum, Reniella, Rostrotortus, Septocardiidae, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Sollea, Spirodomidae, Stagnestesta, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Lyra, Eoasmussia, Teleodesmacea, Solenomyidae, Plicatulacea, Prionodesmacea, Anomalodesmacea, Corbidae, Gariidae, Phaenomya, Aviculidae, Imperia, Coelonotidae, Fusidae, Praeanomalodontata
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Pteriomorpha in the database