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†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

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder