PaleoDB taxon number: 59922
Parent taxon: Bivalvia according to H. E. Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Acturellina, Anthraconauta, Astarte scrivenori, Aviculomya, Bakewellia, Barcoona, Beichuania, Bleta, Burriera, Camnantia, Carnidia, Claughtonia, Clotho, Cruciella, Ctenolima, Delia, Edon, Elasmatium, Elliptoidea, Ensia, Eubivalvia, Euburnopecten, Euprotobranchia, Geinitzia, Gibboconcha, Gosselettia, Guebhardia, Guerichia, Hemisterias, Hippagus, Isofilibranchia, Joannisiella, Laubeia, Libyaconchus, Lux, Manankovia, Megagrypha, Megalomus, Microdon, Modiolopsis praerupta, Myacites, Neotaxodonta, Onkogrypha, Ostrea compta, Ostreavicula, Palaearca, Palaeostrea, Palaeotaxodonta, Palanatina, Paradoxia, Phyllonia, Platymya, Pleureterites, Praecardiomya, Praevicula, Productea, Protobranchia, Psammacola, Psammoconcha, Rebusum, Rhenanomya, Solen (Solecurtus) ellipticus, Solen (Solecurtus) planulatus, Somalidacna, Taeniodon, Tatella, Telistrophis, Trachidomia, Tulongella, Praeanomalodontata, Hemicardium, Fusidae, Pernidae, Prionodesmacea, Solenomyidae, Phaenomya, Teleodesmacea, Anomalodesmacea, Eoasmussia
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder