†subfamily Transcaucasathyriinae Angiolini and Carabelli 2010 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Full reference: L. Angiolini and L. Carabelli. 2010. Upper Permian brachiopods from the Nesen Formation, north Iran. Special Papers in Palaeontology 84:41-90

Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to L. Angiolini and L. Carabelli 2010

Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Protathyridinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Xenosariinae

Subtaxa: Juxathyris Transcaucasathyris

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Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of China (1 collection)

• Permian of Armenia (18), Azerbaijan (31), China (138), Greece (1), Iran (72), Pakistan (1), the Russian Federation (1), Tajikistan (1), Thailand (3)

Total: 267 collections including 331 occurrences

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