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Acanthothirididae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Acanthothirididae

Taxonomy
Acanthothirididae was named by Schuchert (1913). Its type is Acanthothiris.

It was assigned to Rhynchonelloidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Acanthothirididae Schuchert
2002Acanthothirididae Williams et al. p. 1305

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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
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchonelloidead'Orbigny 1847
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913
familyAcanthothirididaeSchuchert 1913

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. †Acanthothirididae Schuchert 1913
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Subfm. †Acanthorhynchiinae Shi and Grant 1993
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G. †Acanthothyropsis Kamyshan 1973
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†Acanthothyropsis costulata Kamyshan 1973
†Acanthothyropsis crossi Walker 1869
G. †Echinirhynchia Childs 1969
Subfm. †Acanthothiridinae Schuchert 1913
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G. †Acanthothiris d'Orbigny 1849
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†Acanthothiris bisinuata Babanova 1966
†Acanthothiris costata Orbigny 1850
†Acanthothiris elargata Seifert 1963
†Acanthothiris gibberosa Kamyshan 1973
†Acanthothiris globosa Buckman 1917
†Acanthothiris inflata Quenstedt 1868
†Acanthothiris prima Kamyshan 1973
†Acanthothiris quenstedti Babanova 1966
†Acanthothiris sentosa Quenstedt 1868
†Acanthothiris spinosa Linnaeus 1767
†Acanthothiris subglobosa Seifert 1963
Invalid names: Acanthothyris d'Orbigny 1849 [synonym]
G. †Kawhiarhynchia MacFarlan 1992
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†Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana Trechmann 1923
†Kawhiarhynchia waiohipaensis MacFarlan 1992
G. †Paraacanthothyris Kamyshan 1973
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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 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Jamesoni to the top of the Early/Lower Aptian or 192.90000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections (203 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) Acanthothiris sp. (159821)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Bulgaria Acanthothiris costata (87398)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Georgia Acanthothyropsis costulata, Acanthothiris gibberosa (162835)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Russian Federation Acanthothiris gibberosa (162838) Acanthothyropsis costulata (162839 162870 162871 162872)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9Morocco Acanthothiris oligocanta (141209 141213) Acanthothiris tenuispira (141214)
Scissum174.7 - 170.9Russian Federation Acanthothiris prima (162734)
Middle Jurassic174.7 - 161.5United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Acanthothiris globosa (204101) Acanthothiris sp. (204102) Acanthothiris spinosa (204100)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Acanthothiris inflata (94622) Acanthothiris sinuata, Acanthothiris subglobosa, Acanthothiris sentosa (94619) Acanthothiris sinuata, Acanthothiris subglobosa, Acanthothiris sentosa, Acanthothiris inflata (94627) Acanthothiris subglobosa, Acanthothiris sentosa, Acanthothiris inflata (94634)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Georgia Paraacanthothyris paucicostata, Paraacanthothyris multiformis (162847)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Bulgaria Acanthothiris sentosa (87399)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6France (Bourgogne) Acanthothiris spinosa (93296 93300 93349)
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation Acanthothiris sentosa (162861) Acanthothyropsis crossi, Paraacanthothyris paucicostata (162860) Paraacanthothyris multiformis (162921) Paraacanthothyris paucicostata (162846) Paraacanthothyris paucicostata, Paraacanthothyris multiformis (162848 162862 162864)
Humphresianum170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation Acanthothiris inflata (162850 162923)
Humphresianum170.9 - 168.6France Acanthothiris sp., Acanthothiris subglobosa (169238)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthorhynchia panacanathina (158146) Acanthothiris spinosa (158140 158142)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Acanthothiris elargata (94618 94629 94642 94653)
Bajocian170.9 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa, Acanthothiris inflata (12010) Acanthothyris sp. (34714)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Acanthothyropsis crossi (162845 162873 162874 162875) Paraacanthothyris paucicostata, Paraacanthothyris multiformis, Acanthothiris gibberosa (162920)
Discites170.9 - 168.2Morocco Acanthothiris tenuispira (141229 141231)
Early/Lower Bajocian - Late/Upper Bajocian170.9 - 168.2Bulgaria Acanthothiris elargata (87458) Acanthothiris elargata, Acanthothiris inflata (87402)
Laeviuscula170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthothiris globosa (171348)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa (169853 170152 170171 170628)
Parkinsoni170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthorhynchia panacanathina (158147) Acanthothiris inflata (171015) Acanthothiris spinosa (158141)
Parkinsoni - Garantiana170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthothiris spinosa (171349)
Sauzei170.9 - 168.2Russian Federation Acanthothiris zieteni, Paraacanthothyris multicostata (162851) Paraacanthothyris multicostata (162852 162869)
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3United Kingdom (England) Anomia spinosa (208998)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2United Kingdom Acanthorhynchia panacanthina (171347)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Acanthothiris multispinosa (94620 94624 94631)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2France Acanthothiris spinosa (159790 169973 170013 170160 170206 170215 170489 170549 170553) Acanthothyris spinosa (168712)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Bulgaria Acanthothyris elargata (77795 77796 77797)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothyris spinosa (38738)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Kenya Acanthorhynchia sp. (99862)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (170018 170150 170151 170162 170208 170209 170286 170288 170289 170290 170291 170295 170322 170323 170493 170497 170498 170532 170544 170545 170626 170629 170631 170632 170633 170634 170636)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria Acanthothyris spinosa (77800)
Early/Lower Bathonian168.2 - 165.3United Kingdom Acanthorhynchia panacanathina (158145)
Early/Lower Bathonian - Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Bulgaria Acanthorhynchia panacanatina, Acanthothiris spinosa (87461)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (169111 169319 169988 169993 169998 170025 170027 170028 170154 170155 170169 170218 170285 170495 170555 170558 170559 170573 170620)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Hungary (Baranya) Acanthorhynchia panacanthina (233385)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Hungary Acanthorhynchia panacanthina (92056)
Late/Upper Bathonian168.2 - 165.3Switzerland Acanthothiris spinosa (158139 193322)
Middle Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Acanthothiris spinosa (170321 170622 170623)
Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Switzerland Acanthothiris spinosa (160092)
Late/Upper Bathonian - Early/Lower Callovian168.2 - 161.5Afghanistan Acanthothiris sp. (85947)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5New Zealand Kawhiarhynchia sp. (133937)
Callovian165.3 - 161.5Austria Acanthorhynchia vilsensis (158150)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Acanthothiris spinosa (170593) Acanthothiris spinosa, Acanthothiris costata (158138)
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5Ukraine Acanthothiris bisinuata, Acanthothiris quenstedti (162580)
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5Ukraine Acanthorhynchia senticosa (163425)
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana (63747)
Heterian164.3 - 154.5New Zealand (Kawhia) Cryptorhynchia kawhiana (35731)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8United Kingdom Acanthorhynchia fileyensis (157928)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Acanthorhynchia spinulosa (13030 62708 62715)
Middle Oxfordian - Late/Upper Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Acanthorhynchia spinulosa (13055) Echinirhynchia lorioli (13116)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8New Zealand Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana (56231 133958 133959 133960 133961 133962 133971 134086 134087 134088 134089 134101 134110 134160 134162) Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana, Kawhiarhynchia waiohipaensis (133956 133963 134102) Kawhiarhynchia waiohipaensis (133848 133858 133861 133862) Rhynchonella kawhiana (56290)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Acanthorhynchia lorioli (158161) Acanthorhynchia spinulosa (158148 158149)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Switzerland Acanthorhynchia lorioli (158160)
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1Switzerland (Baselland) Acanthorhynchia spinulosa, Acanthorhynchia lorioli (48614)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Acanthorhynchia lorioli (13037) Acanthorhynchia spinosa (62726 62728) Echinirhynchia lorioli (13033)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2New Zealand Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana (134009 134091 134136 134167) Kawhiarhynchia waiohipaensis (133865)
Kimmeridgian154.8 - 149.2Germany Acanthorhynchia senticosa (158154)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Yemen (Wadi Hajar) Acanthothyris sp. (2574)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2France Acanthorhynchia sp. (158151)
Puaroan150.0 - 143.1New Zealand Kawhiarhynchia kawhiana (63748)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Germany Acanthorhynchia senticosa (158158)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Czechia Acanthorhynchia parva (65518 65529)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Antarctica Acanthorhynchia setosa (157569 157570 157585)