†family Brachythyrididae Fredericks 1924 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Parent taxon: Brachythyridoidea according to A. Williams et al. 2006

See also Chen 2004 and Waterhouse 2004

Sister taxa: Alphaneospiriferidae, Brachythyridinidae, Skelidorygmidae

Subtaxa: Brachythyris Cathayspirina Dalaia Ella Latibrachythyris Meristorygma Pustuloplica Pustuloplicinae

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Type: Brachythyris

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Permian of Afghanistan (2 collections), Australia (2), Canada (5: British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon), China (8), Japan (3), Laos (1), New Zealand (4), Pakistan (10), the Russian Federation (5), Slovenia (1), Thailand (6), United States (3: Alaska)

• Pennsylvanian of United States (1: Alaska)

• Chesterian of United States (3: Arizona, Arkansas, Montana)

• Osagean of Canada (2: Alberta, Northwest Territories), United States (6: Indiana, Montana, Utah)

• Mississippian of Canada (1: Northwest Territories), United States (5: Alaska, Arizona)

• Carboniferous of Australia (45), Canada (14: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon), China (4), France (1), Ireland (4), Libya (1), Pakistan (1), the United Kingdom (19), United States (38: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)

• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta), China (1), United States (1: New Mexico)

Total: 198 collections including 228 occurrences

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