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Brachythyris

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Taxonomy
Brachythyris was named by M'Coy (1844) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame C Bash-l Sepkoski's reference number: 1,25,400]. It is the type genus of Brachythyrididae.

It was assigned to Brachythyrinae by Campbell and Engel (1963); to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Brachythyrididae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Brachythyris M'Coy
1963Brachythyris Campbell and Engel p. 73
2002Brachythyris Sepkoski
2006Brachythyris 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
genusBrachythyris

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.

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
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available