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, Changshabaella, Yaoyingella, Bajiella, Zhenpingella, Zhijinella, Houlongdongella, Wuchiapingella, Malongella, Guangyuanella, Yeshanella, Hanchiangella, Pseudokunmingella, Dahaiella, Luella, Shensiella, Acanthomeridion, Konicekion, Parakunmingella, Nanchengella, Auriculatella, Paraphaseolella, Songlinella, Leshanella, Zhongbaoella, Antihipponicharion, Meishucunella, Phaseolella
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