Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Synonym: Pakistania Stehli 1961 [replaced name]

Full reference: F.G. Stehli. 1964. New names for two homonyms. Journal of Paleontology 38(3):610

Parent taxon: Dielasmatinae according to A. Williams et al. 2006

Sister taxa: Adygella, Amygdalocosta, Aspidothyris, Coenothyris, Cruratula, Dareithyris, Dielasma, Dielasmina, Dongbaella, Ectoposia, Elasmata, Fletcherithyris, Pirithyris, Plectelasma, Sulcatinella, Tibetothyris, Tosuhuthyris, Tunethyris, Yochelsonia

Subtaxa: Whitspakia biplex, Whitspakia breviplicatum, Whitspakia problematica, Whitspakia schucherti

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder