†subfamily Prospirinae Carter 1974 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Spiriferidae
Parent taxon: Spiriferidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Allanaria, Brachythyrinae, Delthyrinae, Ovispirifer, Purdonellinae, Sergospiriferinae, Spiriferinae
Subtaxa: Andreaspira, Austrochoristites, Finospirifer, Kinghiria, Parallelora, Prospira, Subspirifer, Unispirifer
Type: Prospira
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder