Stenolaemata - Cryptostomida - Girtyporidae
Alternative spelling: Girtyoporidae
Full reference: I. P. Morozova. 1966. Novyye Permskiye mshanki Kabarovskogo kraya. Paleontological Journal 1966(2):33-41
Parent taxon: Timanodictyina according to E. H. Gilmour and E. M. Snyder 2000
See also Kiessling 2003 and Ross 1995
Sister taxa: Giryporidae, Timanodictyidae
Subtaxa: Girtyoporina Girtypora Girtyporina Hayasakapora Morozoviella Syringoclemis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (1 collection), China (6), India (3), Italy (1), Japan (8), Mongolia (1), New Zealand (1), Oman (4), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (43), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4), United States (81: Arizona, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Washington)
• Carboniferous of Japan (4)
Total: 158 collections including 188 occurrences