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Fletcherithyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Dielasmatidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Fletcherina Stehli p. 452
1965Fletcherithyris Campbell pp. 24-32 figs. 1-6, Pl. 1; 11-34, Pl. 6; 7-9 (text)
2002Flectcherithyris Sepkoski
2002Fletcherina Sepkoski
2006Fletcherithyris Williams et al. p. 2032

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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
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyDielasmatoideaSchuchert 1913
familyDielasmatidaeSchuchert 1913
subfamilyDielasmatinaeSchuchert 1913
genusFletcherithyris

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. †Fletcherithyris Campbell 1965
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Fletcherithyris antesulcata Waterhouse 1983
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Invalid names: Terebratula amygdala Dana 1847 [replaced]
Fletcherithyris braxtonensis Waterhouse 1982
Fletcherithyris canni Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris farleyensis Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris galbina Waterhouse 1982
Fletcherithyris hardmani Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris parkesi Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris reidi Campbell 1965
Fletcherithyris scotti Campbell 1965
Invalid names: Fletcherina Stehli 1961 [replaced]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
K. S. W. Campbell 1965Shells small to moderate in size for terebratuloids; pedicle valve evenly convex transversely, or flattened, or broadly sinuate; umbo sub-erect to erect; foramen labiate; umbonal ridges rounded to sub-angular; anterior and lateral commissures broadly sinuate; dental lamellae present; outer hinge plates attached to inner socket ridges; inner hinge plates meeting floor of valve separately, or forming a sessile sepatlium, or more rarely forming a normal septalium on a low septum; density of puncate averages 250 per sq. mm.