Superfamily Platidioidea Thomson 1927 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Parent taxon: Terebratellidina according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Antigoniarcula, Bouchardioidea, Eogryphus, Gwyniella, Hercothyris, Kingenella, Kingenoidea, Kraussinoidea, Kurakithyris, Laqueoidea, Leptothyrellopsis, Lutetiarcula, Magas, Megathyridoidea, Miogryphus, Praeneothyris, Rhynchora, Rhynchorina, Terebratelloidea, Tiaretithyris, Xinjiangthyris, Yabeithyris, Yuezhuella, Zeillerioidea, Zhidothyris
Subtaxa: Platidiidae
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder