†family Heterelasminidae Licharew 1956 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida
Parent taxon: Dielasmatoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Adygellopsis, Angustothyrididae, Antzeilleridae, Athyrorhynchia, Beecheriidae, Dielasmatidae, Gillediidae, Juvavellidae, Paradygella, Proanadyrella, Pseudodielasmatidae, Pseudoharttina, Pseudopygoides, Thyratryaria, Zugmayeriidae
Subtaxa: Amurothyris, Gundarolasmina, Heterelasmina, Mimaria, Permicola, Pseudolabaia, Qinglongia
Type: Heterelasmina
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder