†family Saharopteriidae Termier and Termier (scallop)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Saharopteriidae
Alternative spelling: Saharopteridae
Parent taxon: Anomioidei according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Kora 1995
Sister taxa: Anomioitei, Dimyoitei, Pseudomonotoidea
Subtaxa: Saharopteria
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Gabal Nukhul: Um Bogma Fm (Carboniferous of Egypt)