Family Basterotiidae Cossmann 1909 (clam)
Bivalvia - Cardiida - Basterotiidae
Alternative spelling: Basteroteiidae
Parent taxon: Cyamioidea according to J. G. Carter et al. 2011
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Hickman 2015
Sister taxa: Cyamiidae, Galatheavalvidae, Neoleptonidae, Perrierinidae, Sportellidae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Basterotiidae in the database