Lingulata - Lingulida - Paterulidae
Parent taxon: Linguloidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
See also Holmer 1986, Holmer and Biernat 2002, Mitchell 1977 and Wright 1963
Sister taxa: Aulonotretidae, Bistramia, Dysoristidae, Elkaniidae, Eoobolidae, Kyrshabaktellidae, Laima, Lingulasmatidae, Lingulellotretidae, Lingulidae, Lingulipora, Obolidae, Oxlosia, Pseudolingulidae, Timalina, Tomasina, Zhanatellidae
Subtaxa: Diencobolus Paterula
Ecology: facultatively mobile infaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of the Czech Republic (1 collection), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (1)
• Silurian of Australia (2), Canada (1: Nunavut), the Czech Republic (1)
• Ordovician of Australia (13), Canada (1: Newfoundland and Labrador), China (1), the Czech Republic (12), Estonia (12), Iran (7), Ireland (1), Kazakhstan (1), Latvia (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), the Russian Federation (3), Sweden (35), the United Kingdom (27), United States (5: New York, Oklahoma, Tennessee)
• Llandeilo of United States (1: Tennessee)
• Chazy of United States (1: Alabama)
• Whiterockian of United States (1: Nevada)
• Arenig of the United Kingdom (2)
• Ayusokkanian of Kazakhstan (1)
Total: 134 collections including 136 occurrences