Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Athyrididae
Parent taxon: Athyridinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Actinoconchus, Alvarezites, Athyris, Atrythyris, Brimethyris, Bruntonites, Eifyris, Gonathyris, Imacanthyris, Johnsonathyris, Lamellosathyris, Meristospira, Pachyplax, Zonathyris
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: stationary low-level epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Algeria (1 collection), Australia (4), Canada (14: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), China (12), Morocco (10), the Russian Federation (15), Spain (1), Tajikistan (4), Ukraine (3), United States (8: Alaska, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania), Vietnam (1)
• Silurian of Canada (2: Northwest Territories), China (15), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Nevada, Ohio, West Virginia)
Total: 95 collections including 110 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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