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Sacothyris

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Zeilleriidae

Taxonomy
Sacothyris was named by Jin et al. (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 538]. Its type is Aulacothyropsis sinosa.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Zeilleriinae by Williams et al. (2006) and Guo et al. (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Sacothyris Jin et al. p. 64
2002Sacothyris Sepkoski
2006Sacothyris Williams et al. p. 2174
2019Sacothyris Guo et al.

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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
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyZeillerioideaAllan 1940
familyZeilleriidaeAllan 1940
subfamilyZeilleriinaeAllan 1940
genusSacothyris

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. †Sacothyris Jin et al. 1977
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Sacothyris angustaeformis Yang and Xu 1966
Sacothyris deqinica Jin and Fang 1977
Sacothyris qukaensis Sun and Shi 1985
Sacothyris reflexa Jin et al. 1979
Sacothyris sinosa Jin and Fang 1977
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available