Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Parent taxon: Terebratulida according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Aerithyris, Asiacranaena, Bullothyris, Clathrithyridoidea, Ense, Gwynioidea, Loenthyris, Lychnothyris, Minithyris, Obolorugidae, Parasulcatinella, Rugosothyris, Selenella, Stenogmus, Struvethyris, Subsinucephalus, Terebratulidina, Triseptothyris, Yekerpene
Subtaxa: Antigoniarcula, Bouchardioidea, Eogryphus, Gwyniella, Hercothyris, Kingenella, Kingenoidea, Kraussinoidea, Kurakithyris, Laqueoidea, Leptothyrellopsis, Lutetiarcula, Magas, Megathyridoidea, Miogryphus, Platidioidea, Praeneothyris, Rhynchora, Rhynchorina, Terebratelloidea, Tiaretithyris, Xinjiangthyris, Yabeithyris, Yuezhuella, Zeillerioidea, Zhidothyris
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder