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Martinothyris

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Martinothyris is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Martinothyridinae.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Martinothyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Martinothyris Sepkoski
2006Martinothyris Williams et al. p. 1864

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
subfamilyMartinothyridinaeCarter 1994
genusMartinothyris

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
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Tournaisian or 365.20000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China M. convex, M. delicata (162314 162315)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Libya M. sp. (35627)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China M. mazor (162313)