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Goniothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida

Taxonomy
Goniothyris was named by Buckman (1917) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar J Bajo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 872,1093]. Its type is Terebratula gravida. It is the type genus of Goniothyridinae.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Goniothyridinae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Goniothyris Buckman p. 117
2002Goniothyris Sepkoski
2006Goniothyris Williams et al. p. 2130

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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
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyLoboidothyridoideaMakridin 1964
subfamilyGoniothyridinaeTchorszhevsky 1971
genusGoniothyris

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. †Goniothyris Buckman 1917
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Goniothyris craneae Davidson 1877
Goniothyris glendayi Weir 1929
Goniothyris gracilis Seifert 1963
Goniothyris gravida Szajnocha 1881
Goniothyris hungarica Suess and Szajnocha 1881
Goniothyris poleymiensis Alméras 1970
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height424.120.028.624.43.61

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:14:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:47:38
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Early/Lower Callovian or 237.00000 to 161.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Terebratula hungarica (201932)
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4United Kingdom G. gravida (170936)
Humphresianum171.6 - 168.4Ukraine G. craneae (163488 163491)
Late/Upper Bajocian171.6 - 167.7Germany (Baden-Württemberg) G. gracilis (94624 94654)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3France G. craneae (12153) G. craneae, G. poleymiensis (12010) G. hungarica (170011) G. poleymiensis (170008 170014)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Callovian161.2 - 161.2Somalia G. glendayi (161827)