†subfamily Toryniferinae Carter 1994 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 123852
Parent taxon: Elythidae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Anomaloriinae, Elythinae, Martinothyridinae, Phricodothyridinae, Squamularia, Zhinania
Subtaxa: Plicotorynifer, Spirelytha, Stepanoviina, Taimyrella, Torynifer, Toryniferella
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder