†family Petasmariidae Savage 1996 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida
Parent taxon: Pugnacoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Aseptorhynchiidae, Basiliolidae, Camerophorinidae, Erymnariidae, Ladogiidae, Paranorellidae, Plectorhynchellidae, Pugnacidae, Rozmanariidae, Yunnanellidae
Subtaxa: Athabaschia, Bryorhynchus, Eurycolporhynchus, Leiorhynchoidea, Megalopterorhynchus, Ovlatchania, Parvaltissimarostrum, Petasmaria, Porostictia, Pugnoides, Rhynoleichus, Shumardella
Type: Petasmaria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder