Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Full reference: R. Posenato. 2001. The Athyridoids of the transitional beds between Bellerophon and Werfen Formations (uppermost Permian, southern Alps, Italy). Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 107(2):197-226
Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2007
See also Posenato 2001
Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae
Subtaxa: Comelicothyris Janiceps
Type: Janiceps
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Armenia (5 collections), Azerbaijan (4), Iran (2), Italy (15)
Total: 26 collections including 46 occurrences