†family Bakevelliidae King 1850 (clam)
Parent taxon: Pterioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Cassianellidae, Kochiidae, Malleidae, Pergamidiidae, Plicatostylidae, Pteriidae, Vlastidae, Melinidae, Lunulicardiidae, Vulsellidae
Subtaxa: Aguilerella, Aguileria, Bakevellia, Cassiavellia, Costigervillia, Cultriopsis, Cuneigervillia, Gervillancea, Gervillaria, Gervillella, Gervillia, Gervilliopsis, Hoernesia, Kedonella, Kobayashites, Marmaronia, Panis, Permoperna, Pseudoptera, Tenuipteria, Towapteria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder