†family Heterorthidae Schuchert and Cooper 1931 (lamp shell)
Parent taxon: Dalmanelloidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Angusticardiniidae, Dalmanellidae, Dicoelosiidae, Harknessellidae, Hypsomoniidae, Kayserellidae, Mystrophoridae, Paurorthidae, Platyorthidae, Portranellidae, Proschizophoriidae, Rhipidomellidae, Tyronellidae
Subtaxa: Arenorthis, Cacemia, Cilinella, Heterorthella, Heterorthina, Heterorthis, Incorthis, Marionites, Svobodaina, Tafilaltia, Tarfaya, Tissintia
Type: Heterorthis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder