Bivalvia - Solemyida - Solemyidae
Alternative spelling: Clinopisthidae
Parent taxon: Solemyidae according to J. B. Bailey 2021
See also Bouchet et al. 2010 and Carter et al. 2011
Sister taxa: Acharacinae, Ovatoconcha, Palaeosolemya, Solemya, Solemyinae, Trachyaspis turbulensis, Vorkutella, Zesolemya
Subtaxa: Clinopistha Dystactella
Type: Clinopistha
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal deposit feeder-chemosymbiotic
Distribution:
• Permian of China (5 collections), Germany (1), India (1), Lithuania (1), Pakistan (2), the Russian Federation (6), the United Kingdom (6), United States (3: Idaho, Nevada, Texas)
• Carboniferous of United States (4: Iowa, Kansas, New Mexico)
• Devonian of United States (1: Indiana)
• Silurian of Sweden (1)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Manitoba), United States (1: Maine)
Total: 33 collections each including a single occurrence