†subfamily Plicathyridinae Alvarez 1990 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae
Subtaxa: Anathyrella Anathyris Plicathyris Sulcathyris
Type: Plicathyris
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Afghanistan (3 collections), Czechia (1), the Russian Federation (6), Saudi Arabia (1), Spain (71)
Total: 82 collections including 151 occurrences