Full reference: V. I. Poletaev. 2000. Donispirifer and Tegulispirifer - New Middle to Late Carboniferous Spiriferids from Eurasia. Paleontologicheskiy Zhurnal 2000(3):50-57
Parent taxon: Spiriferida according to V. I. Poletaev 2000
Sister taxa: Artospirifer, Boucotia, Callicalyptella, Colongina, Costanoplia, Cratospirifer, Crinisaria, Darbandia, Delthyridina, Donispirifer, Fimbrispiriferidae, Hollardiella, Iliella, Kalitvella, Kimatothyris, Luofuia, Notanoplia, Notoparmella, Ornothyrella, Paracomposita, Paracostanoplia, Paraplicanoplia, Pararhynchospirina, Parunicinella, Plicambocoelia, Plicanoplites, Plicatosyrinx, Pustulatia, Rariella, Septaparmella, Serrulatrypa, Sikasella, Spiriferidina, Tangxiangia, Turganiella, Weibeia, Xenospirifer
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder