†subfamily Tethyspirinae Carter 1994 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Spiriferinida - Mentzeliidae
Parent taxon: Mentzeliidae according to W. H. He and Z. Q. Chen 2016
Sister taxa: Madoinae, Mentzeliinae
Subtaxa: Ptychomentzelia Spondylospiriferina Tethyspira
Type: Tethyspira
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Triassic of Iran (8 collections), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Türkiye (34)
Total: 45 collections including 46 occurrences