Order Thecideida Pajaud 1970 (lamp shell)
Parent taxon: Rhynchonellata according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Athyridida, Atrypida, Cadomelloidea, Cardiarinidae, Dentatrypa, Mongolellidae, Orthida, Pentamerida, Protorthida, Rhynchonellida, Spiriferida, Spiriferinida, Terebratulida, Tropidoleptidae
Subtaxa: Thecideoidea, Thecospiroidea
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder