Synonym: Strophomenacea King 1846 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Strophomenida according to M. Liljeroth et al. 2017
See also Alikhova 1953, Boucot 1960, Boucot and Johnson 1964, Cocks 2010, Cocks 2019, Congreve et al. 2015, Hansen and Holmer 2011, Hints and Harper 2015, Hoel 2011, Jakobsen et al. 2014, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Mitchell 1977, Musteikis and Cocks 2004, Neuman and Bruton 1974, Oraspold 1956, Owen and Harper 1982, Phleger 1933, Roomusoks 2004, Rubel 2011, Sutton 1938, Talent 1963, Temple 1987, Williams et al. 2000, Zhan and Jin 2005, Zhan and Jin 2005 and Zhan et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Chonetoidea, Colletostracia, Davidsoniacea, Fardenioidea, Gorystrophia, Lamcispinifera, Lapasnia, Martiniacea, Pholidostrophidae, Plectambonitoidea, Protogamginifera, Prototeguliferina, Reticulatochonetes, Stropheodontoidea, Strophomenidina, Subtransmena
Subtaxa: Amphistrophiidae Dicoelostrophiidae Douvillinidae Douvinella Eopholidostrophiidae Foliomenidae Furcitellidae Glyptomenidae Idioglyptus Leptaenoideidae Leptodontellidae Leptostrophiidae Playfairia Rafinesquinidae Rhenostrophia Shaleriidae Strophomenidae Strophomenidea Strophonellidae Syntrophodonta
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder