Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae
Subtaxa: Athyrisina Ikella Parathyrisina Pseudohomeospira Squamathyris
Type: Athyrisina
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (1: Georgia collection)
• Devonian of China (34), the Russian Federation (4), Thailand (1), Vietnam (2)
• Silurian of the Russian Federation (2)
Total: 44 collections including 51 occurrences