†subfamily Protathyridinae Boucot et al. 1964 (lamp shell)
Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Parent taxon: Athyrididae according to M. Rubel and T. Modzalevskaya 1967
See also Bassett and Cocks 1974
Sister taxa: Athyridinae, Athyris naliensis, Athyrisininae, Baliqliqia, Cleiothyridininae, Comelicaniinae, Didymothyridinae, Helenathyridinae, Janicepsinae, Kintathyris, Lochengiinae, Mayangella, Pachyplaxoides, Plicathyridinae, Pradoiinae, Spirigerellinae, Tarimathyris, Transcaucasathyriinae, Xenosariinae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Protathyridinae in the database