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Aulacothyrinae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Aulacothyrini was named by Babanova (1964). Its type is Aulacothyris.

It was reranked as the subfamily Aulacothyrinae by Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral (2014).

It was assigned to Zeilleriidae by Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Aulacothyrinae Baeza-Carratalá and García Joral p. 658

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)
subfamilyAulacothyrinae(Babanova 1964)

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.

Subfm. †Aulacothyrinae Babanova 1964
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G. †Aulacothyris Douville 1880
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†Aulacothyris anatolica Vadasz 1913
†Aulacothyris canaliculata Bittner 1892
†Aulacothyris carinata Lamarck 1819
†Aulacothyris cognata Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris crewkerniensis Buckman and Davidson 1884
†Aulacothyris doultingensis Richardson and Walker 1907
†Aulacothyris florella d'Orbigny 1850
†Aulacothyris fuggeri Bose 1898
†Aulacothyris geyeri Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris gibba Parona 1885
†Aulacothyris hypocirta Deslongchamps 1856
†Aulacothyris iberica Dubar 1931
†Aulacothyris impressa Bronn 1833
†Aulacothyris incurvata Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris joharensis Bittner 1899
†Aulacothyris karabugasensis Moisseiev 1944
†Aulacothyris meriani Oppel 1859
†Aulacothyris mira Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris obesula Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris pala Buch 1833
†Aulacothyris praevaliana Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris reclinata Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris redunca Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris reflexa Bittner 1890
†Aulacothyris resupinata Sowerby 1816
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Invalid names: Aulacothyris agnata Rollier 1919 [synonym]
†Aulacothyris simulatrix Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris soror Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris sparsa Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris stevensi MacFarlan 2019
†Aulacothyris subalveata Gerassimov 1955
†Aulacothyris subruedti Krumbeck 1913
†Aulacothyris supina Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris telleri Bittner 1892
†Aulacothyris trochilus Eichwald 1860
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Invalid names: Rhynchonella reflexa Moeller 1862 [synonym]
†Aulacothyris turgidula Bittner 1902
†Aulacothyris uralica Krotow 1885
†Aulacothyris waikatoensis MacFarlan 2016
†Aulacothyris zirlensis Wohrmann 1894
†Aulacothyris zugmayeri Bittner 1891
Invalid names: Aulacothyris carinata tuarensis Moisseiev 1944 [synonym]
G. †Bakonyithyris Voros 1983
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†Bakonyithyris apenninica Zittel 1869
†Bakonyithyris avicula Uhlig 1880
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Invalid names: Waldheimia dalpiazi De Toni 1911 [synonym], Waldheimia plavensis De Toni 1911 [synonym]
†Bakonyithyris ewaldi Oppel 1861
†Bakonyithyris gastaldii Parona 1880
†Bakonyithyris meneghinii Parona 1880
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Invalid names: Terebratula pedemontana Parona 1892 [replaced], Waldheimia ampezzana Bose and Schlosser 1900 [synonym]
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†Plesiothyris verneuili Deslongchamps 1863
Invalid names: Rhomboidella [synonym]
G. †Qilianoconcha Jin et al. 1979
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†Qilianoconcha circularis Guo and Chen 2022
†Qilianoconcha corcula Jin et al. 1979
†Qilianoconcha curvifrons Jin et al. 1979
†Qilianoconcha opima Yang and Yin 1962
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Invalid names: Sulcatinella ovata Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym]
†Qilianoconcha pentagona Yang and Yin 1962
Invalid names: Eoantiptychia Xu and Liu 1983 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:27:13
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Asbian to the top of the Zanclean or 339.90000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (327 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Rhynchonella reflexa (238716)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Serbia Aulacothyris simulatrix (203798)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Qinghai) Eoantiptychia pentagona (101027 101030) Eoantiptychia pentagona, Sulcatinella sulcata (101036) Eoantiptychia sp. (101028) Qilianoconcha circularis (227937 227939) Qilianoconcha corcula, Qilianoconcha opima (103617) Qilianoconcha curvifrons (103585 103629 133071 133073) Qilianoconcha opima (103597 227942) Qilianoconcha opima, Qilianoconcha circularis (227936) Qilianoconcha pentagona (227941) Sulcatinella ovata (101046) Sulcatinella ovata, Sulcatinella sulcata (101047 101048)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Aulacothyris incurvata, Aulacothyris supina, Aulacothyris redunca, Aulacothyris soror (206730) Aulacothyris waageni (206722)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Laos Aulacothyris dussaulti (44798)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aulacothyris waageni, Aulacothyris incurvata, Aulacothyris supina, Aulacothyris turgidula, Aulacothyris soror, Aulacothyris loeffelholzii, Aulacothyris sparsa, Aulacothyris mira, Aulacothyris obesula (203799) Aulacothyris waageni, Aulacothyris turgidula, Aulacothyris mira (203815) Aulacothyris waageni, Aulacothyris turgidula, Aulacothyris reclinata, Aulacothyris obesula (203800)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Aulacothyris geyeri, Aulacothyris redunca (203796)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Serbia Aulacothyris incurvata, Aulacothyris supina, Aulacothyris praevaliana (203795)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Austria (Innsbruck) Waldheimia turgidula (202279)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aulacothyris loeffelholzii, Aulacothyris cognata (203840)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Aulacothyris impressa (12978)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Aulacothyris impressa (62045)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France (Morval) Aulacothyris impressa (154226)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Aulacothyris impressa (13059)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8New Zealand Aulacothyris waikatoensis (134101)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8Somalia Aulacothyris jubaensis (161487)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Aulacothyris impressa (13033 13037 13115 13122)
Early/Lower Tithonian - Middle Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Poland (Silesian Voivodeship) Aulacothyris sp. (239383)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Rhomboidella prideaux (86802) Rhomboidella prideaux, Rhomboidella grigisi (86801)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Belgium Rhomboidella prideaux (76982)