†family Elythidae Fredericks 1924 (lamp shell)
Parent taxon: Reticularioidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Reticulariidae, Thomasariidae, Xenomartiniidae
Subtaxa: Anomaloriinae, Elythinae, Martinothyridinae, Phricodothyridinae, Squamularia, Toryniferinae, Zhinania
Type: Elita
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder