Gymnolaemata - Cheilostomata - Mucronellidae
Parent taxon: Ascophora according to R. S. Bassler 1953
See also Wienrich 1999
Sister taxa: Acanthostega, Basyaylella, Bifaxariidae, Catenicelloidea, Celleporariidae, Cleidochasmatidae, Conescharellinidae, Crepidacanthidae, Euthyrisellidae, Euthyroididae, Fusicellariidae, Hippoporinidae, Hippothooidea, Hippothoomorpha, Lekythoporidae, Lepraliomorpha, Myriozoidae, Nephroporidae, Onchoporidae, Parmulariidae, Petraliidae, Phylactellidae, Phylactelliporidae, Platyglenidae, Prostomariidae, Reteporidae, Sertellidae, Spiroporinidae, Stomachetosellidae, Tetraplariidae, Tubucellariidae
Subtaxa: Bryocryptella Codonellina Hemismittina Jaculina Malleatia Phoceana Rimulostoma Schizosmittina Smittinella Vibraculina
Type: Mucronella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of New Zealand (1 collection)
• Pliocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (2)
• Miocene to Oligocene of Australia (10)
• Miocene of Australia (3), Czechia (1), New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene to Miocene of Australia (4)
• Oligocene of Australia (1), New Zealand (1)
Total: 25 collections including 27 occurrences