†family Imbrexiidae Carter 1992 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Imbrexiidae
Alternative spelling: Imbrexiinae
Full reference: J. L. Carter. 1992. New genera of lower Carboniferous spiriferid brachiopods (Brachiopoda: Spiriferida). Annals of Carnegie Museum 61(4):327-338
Parent taxon: Spiriferoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Carter 1992 and Waterhouse 2004
Sister taxa: Aulidospiridae, Choristitidae, Reticulariacea, Spiriferellidae, Spiriferidae, Trigonotretidae
Subtaxa: Fernglenia Imbrexia Tegulocrea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (20: Alaska, California, Indiana, Montana, Oklahoma collections)
• Devonian of United States (1: Montana, and Wyoming)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences