Family Frieleiidae Cooper 1959 (brachiopod)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Frieleiidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1959. Genera of Tertiary and Recent rhynchonelloid brachiopods. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 130(5):1-90
Parent taxon: Norelloidea according to C. C. Emig et al. 2013
See also Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Norellidae, Ochotorhynchiidae, Tethyrhynchiidae
Subtaxa: Compsothyris Frieleia Grammetaria Hispanirhynchiinae
Type: Frieleia
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Italy (4 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Italy (1)
• Miocene of United States (1: Washington)
• Eocene of Cuba (1)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence