Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Alternative spelling: Athyridae
Parent taxon: Athyridoidea according to P. Musteikis and T. L. Modzalevskaya 2002
See also Alvarez and Brunton 1993, Bassett and Cocks 1974, Brunton and Champion 1974, Hoare 1961, Jin and Chatterton 1997, Rubel and Modzalevskaya 1967, Savage and Baxter 1995, Savage et al. 1978, Shen et al. 2003 and Williams et al. 2002
Sister taxon: Nucleospiridae
Subtaxa: Athyridinae Athyris naliensis Athyrisininae Baliqliqia Cleiothyridininae Comelicaniinae Didymothyridinae Helenathyridinae Janicepsinae Kintathyris Lochengiinae Mayangella Pachyplaxoides Plicathyridinae Pradoiinae Protathyridinae Spirigerellinae Tarimathyris Transcaucasathyriinae Xenosariinae
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder