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Bronnothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Megathyrididae

Taxonomy
Bronnothyris is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Megathyrididae by Williams et al. (2006), Bitner and Müller (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bronnothyris Sepkoski
2006Bronnothyris Williams et al. p. 2218
2017Bronnothyris Bitner and Müller p. 219

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyMegathyridoideaDall 1870
familyMegathyrididaeDall 1870
genusBronnothyris

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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Bronnothyris danaperensis Bitner and Müller 2017
Bronnothyris rugosa Schreiber 1871
Bronnothyris subradiata Sandberger 1862
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height23.403.403.403.40-

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:30:31
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine B. danaperensis (186786)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany B. rugosa (233115 233116 233119 233120) B. subradiata (152626)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Germany B. sp. (233338)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Germany Argyrotheca subradiata (188985 190205)