†family Chonetidae Bronn 1862 (lamp shell)
Parent taxon: Chonetoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2000
Sister taxa: Anopliidae, Chonostrophiidae, Daviesiellidae, Eodevonariidae, Ogorella, Rugosochonetidae, Strophochonetidae
Subtaxa: Chonetinae, Dagnachonetinae, Devonochonetinae, Notiochonetinae, Retichonetinae
Type: Chonetes
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder