Subphylum Linguliformea Williams et al. 1996 (lamp shell)
PaleoDB taxon number: 67153
Parent taxon: Brachiopoda according to C. B. Skovsted et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Acanthotretella, Ancylopoda, Arthropomata, Articulata, Clitambonoidea, Craniiformea, Dallinacea, Ecardines, Eccentrotheca, Ernogia, Helictopoda, Inarticulata, Iphidella, Lathamella, Lyopomata, Mickwitziidae, Oymurania, Plectorhynchonella, Pygocaulia, Rhynchonelliformea, Surindia, Tegulella, Testicardines, Thecidium, Tommotiida
Subtaxa: Lingulata, Micrina, Paterinata, Setatella
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder