†subfamily Alithyridinae Sun 1981 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae
Full reference: D. L. Sun. 1981. The Mesozoic brachiopods of Xizang. Palaeontology of Xizang, Book III, The Series of the Scientific Expedition to Qinghai-Xizang Plateau 177-260
Parent taxon: Cancellothyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Cancellothyridinae, Cooperithyris, Cricosiinae
Subtaxa: Alithyris
Type: Alithyris
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at 8 km north of Shiquanhe, Ngari County (Cretaceous of China)