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Protathyris

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae

Taxonomy
Protathyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Athyridinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Protathyris Sepkoski
2002Protathyris Williams et al. p. 1503

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderAthyrididinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyAthyridoideaMcCoy 1844
familyAthyrididaeMcCoy 1841
subfamilyAthyridinaeM'Coy 1844
genusProtathyris

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available