†subfamily Janicepsinae Posenato 2001 (lamp shell)

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

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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

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