Full reference: E. O. Ulrich and R. S. Bassler. 1931. Cambrian bivalved Crustacea of the order Conchostraca. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 78:1-130
Parent taxon: Archaeocopida according to R. H. Benson et al. 1961
See also Skovsted 2006
Sister taxa: Aluta, Beyrichonidae, Bradoriidae, Cambriidae, Comptalutidae, Haoiidae, Hipponicharionidae, Kunmingellidae, Monasteriidae, Monceretia, Mongolitubulidae, Qingquanella, Spinospitella, Svealutidae, Yakutingella, Antihipponicharion, Dahaiella, Guangyuanella, Hanchiangella, Pseudokunmingella, Meishucunella, Luella, Yeshanella, Zhongbaoella, Zhenpingella, Parakunmingella, Bajiella, Nanchengella, Malongella, Leshanella, Shensiella, Phaseolella, Acanthomeridion, Auriculatella, Zhijinella, Paraphaseolella, Houlongdongella, Yaoyingella, Changshabaella, Konicekion, Songlinella, Wuchiapingella
Subtaxa: Dielymella Indiana Indota Mononotella Tropidiana
Type: Indiana
Ecology: nektobenthic omnivore
Distribution:
• Cambrian of Germany (4 collections), Greenland (11), Kazakhstan (1), United States (2: Pennsylvania)
• Templetonian of Australia (2)
Total: 20 collections including 22 occurrences