Familia Megathirididae

Dall, 1870

Loop composed of descending branches only, passing in most advanced genus through stages correlative with Gwynia, Argyrotheca and Megathiris, lower genera not completing the series; lophophore trocholophous to ptycholophous; posterior margin strophic or nearly so; spicules absent or very feebly developed; dental plates absent.

Source: Moore, 1965.

The following taxa that belong to this family occur in this region:

Genus Argyrotheca
Genus Gwynia
Argyrotheca cistellula
Gwynia capsula

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