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Brachythyrididae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Taxonomy
Brachythyrididae was named by Fredericks (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Brachythyris.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Chen (2004); and to Brachythyridoidea by Waterhouse (2004), Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Brachythyrididae Fredericks
2004Brachythyrididae Chen p. 41
2004Brachythyrididae Waterhouse
2006Brachythyrididae Williams et al. p. 1821

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 1924

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.

Fm. †Brachythyrididae Fredericks 1924
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G. †Brachythyris M'Coy 1844
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†Brachythyris ozarkensis Snider 1915
†Brachythyris quadriradiatus de Verneuil 1845
†Brachythyris solida Campbell and Engel 1963
†Brachythyris ufensis Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Cathayspirina Liang 1990
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Invalid names: Cathayspirina semicircularisa Liang 1990 [synonym]
†Cathayspirina magna Tazawa 2009
G. †Dalaia Plodowski 1968
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†Dalaia tardiplicata Plodowski 1968
G. †Ella
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†Ella qaganqulutica Lee and Su 1980
†Ella simensis Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Latibrachythyris Angiolini et al. 2011
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G. †Pustuloplica Waterhouse 1968
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†Pustuloplica baccata Waterhouse 1968
†Pustuloplica bicostata Waterhouse 1968
†Pustuloplica cooperi Waterhouse 1981
†Pustuloplica papillosa Waterhouse 1987
Invalid names: Pustuloplicinae Waterhouse 2004 [empty]
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Changhsingian or 365.20000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (197 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (New Mexico) Brachythyris putillas (231554)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris bisbeensis (35544)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China Brachythyris guilinensis (162314)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7France Brachythyris sp. (38642)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62431)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Indiana) Brachythyris fernglenensis (6734)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Arkansas) Brachythyris sp. (5613)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (545)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Texas) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62491 62492 62493 62494 62495 62497 62498 62500)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (8610) Brachythyris peculiaris (8141)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (548)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Utah) Brachythyris sp. (547)
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris solida (75622)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) Brachythyris sp. A (226416)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (67238 67247 67252 67268 67293)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Illinois) Brachythyris hortonensis (5695 5795)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris davidi (46866 217051 217053) Brachythyris elliptica (58011 58013 58015 58018) Brachythyris pseudovalis (5615) Brachythyris solida (46855) Brachythyris sp. (46871 46872)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Brachythyris chouteauensis (3314) Brachythyris peculiaris, Brachythyris burlingtonensis (3309) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris chouteauensis (3339)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Brachythyris sp. (40007)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Idaho) Brachythyris sp. (12790 12798 12801)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Brachythyris chouteauensis (65693)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Libya Brachythyris sp. (36841)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Brachythyris chouteauensis (5614)
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris elliptica (217058) Brachythyris solida (46857 46858 46860 46863) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris solida (46856 46859)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris dichotomus (10282)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Brachythyris peculiaris (13155)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) Brachythyris sp. (112171 112173) Brachythyris subcardiformis (112176) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (112177)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Brachythyris altonensis (12912)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Ireland Brachythyris pinguis (76497)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7USA (Texas) Brachythyris chouteauensis (1)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris planata, Brachythyris rotundata, Brachythyris sexradialis, Brachythyris sp. (76501) Brachythyris pinguis (76515)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris chouteauensis (62432)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Utah) Brachythyris sp. (549)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Indiana) Brachythyris sp. (550 2455 6669)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (555 564)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62418)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris sexradialis (76517)
Chadian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris ovalis (5971) Brachythyris ovalis (5983) Brachythyris pinguis (5972)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 339.9USA (Indiana) Brachythyris sp. (556 557 558 8072 8080)
Chadian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9China (Xinjiang) Brachythyris ovalis (50253)
Visean346.7 - 330.3USA (Kentucky) Brachythyris indet. (141616)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris davidis (62638) Brachythyris elliptica (5605 46873 46876 46879 46880 46910 46911) Brachythyris elliptica, Brachythyris sp. (46912) Brachythyris pseudovalis (46895 46896 46914 46916 46917 46919 46924 58143 58147) Brachythyris sp. (46920 46921 46922 46927 46932 46944)
Visean346.7 - 330.3China (Xinjiang) Brachythyris ovalis (41756 41758)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (569)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Idaho) Brachythyris sp. (12814) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (12821)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) Brachythyris subcardiformis (2713)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta (5985) Brachythyris integricostata, Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris planicosta (5995) Brachythyris linguifera (6071) Brachythyris pinguis (5992 5994) Brachythyris sp. (238716)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris rhomboidalis (5987) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris pinguis (5986)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris ovalis (76172) Brachythyris sp. (57131) Brachythyris sulcata (73392 73393 73394 73420 73427)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom Brachythyrididae indet., Latibrachythyris crassa, Latibrachythyris rotundata (229499) Latibrachythyris crassa (229498)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris pseudovalis (8221)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (579)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Brachythyris sp. (79832)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Brachythyris chesterensis (124256)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (Alaska) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (112184)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (California) Brachythyrididae indet. (143607 143608)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2USA (Alaska) Spirifer ufensis (112188)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Meristorygma arctica (62694) Meristorygma arctica, Meristorygma sp. (62697)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Spirifer ufensis (111914)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Meristorygma arctica (62696)
Moscovian - Kasimovian315.2 - 303.7Pakistan (Karakorum) Brachythyris sp. (50553)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (10265)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Brachythyris ellipsoideus (134310)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Slovenia Spirifer quadriradiatus (129658)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Alaska) Brachythyris ufensis (109345)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China (Guangxi) Brachythyris sp. (134311)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China (Xinjiang) Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (105228) Meristorygma tarimensis, Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (105227)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation Brachythyris quadriradiatus (86027) Ella simensis (110186)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52China Meristorygma tarimensis, Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (35512)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Russian Federation (Rostovskaya) Ella simensis (126257)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Spirifer quadriradiatus (233571)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Brachythyris sp. (112205)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Brachythyris ufensis (134321)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (116370) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyrididae indet. (117733)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Canada (Nunavut) Brachythyris sp. (107937)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Brachythyris sp. (110191)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Afghanistan Dalaia tardiplicata (97245 97246)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica baccata (41775)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (British Columbia) Spirifer ufensis (82123)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3China (Guangxi) Ella sp. (134337)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Ella simensis (110211)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (117722)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica n. sp. (41776)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Ratchaburi) Martiniidae indet. (40864)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Thailand (Trang) Martiniidae indet. (40869 40871 40874 40896 40899)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Australia (Queensland) Pustuloplica papillosa (66276 66279)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Ella qaganqulutica (109617)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Zhejiang) Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis, Cathayspirina semicircularisa (95519)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Cathayspirina fengshuijiangensis (106722 106732) Cathayspirina sp. (62292)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (127033)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica sp. (39923)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (125891 125896 125897 125898 125902 125903 125907 127006)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica bicostata (41786)