†order Ecardines Bronn 1862 (lamp shell)
PaleoDB taxon number: 123641
Parent taxon: Brachiopoda according to S. J. Carlson 2001
Sister taxa: Acanthotretella, Ancylopoda, Arthropomata, Articulata, Clitambonoidea, Craniiformea, Dallinacea, Eccentrotheca, Ernogia, Helictopoda, Inarticulata, Iphidella, Lathamella, Linguliformea, Lyopomata, Mickwitziidae, Oymurania, Plectorhynchonella, Pygocaulia, Rhynchonelliformea, Surindia, Tegulella, Testicardines, Thecidium, Tommotiida
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder