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Terebratulidae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Terebratulidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Terebratulidae Gray
1869Terebratulidae Huxley p. 116
1973Terebratulidae Marasti p. 113
1993Terebratulidae Cooper p. 1
1995Terebratulidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 151
2000Terebratulidae Craig p. 118
2000Kossmatithyris Radulović and Ramamoorthy p. 117
2000Kossmatithyris obovata Radulović and Ramamoorthy p. 117 figs. Pl 1, fig 7
2001Terebratulidae Bitner and Martinell p. 180
2002Terebratulidae Bitner and Crame p. 78
2005Terebratulidae Atrops and Alméras p. 665
2006Terebratulidae Williams et al. p. 2054
2013Terebratulidae Emig et al. p. 77

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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
superfamilyTerebratuloidea(Gray 1840)
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840
familyTerebratulidaeGray 1840

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. Terebratulidae Gray 1840
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G. †Arapsothyris Cooper 1989
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Arapsothyris magna Cooper 1989
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Invalid names: Arapsothyris angustata Cooper 1989 [synonym]
G. †Blandfordithyris Radulović and Ramamoorthy 2000
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Invalid names: Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) arriyalurica Sahni 1960 [synonym], Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) mulurensis Sahni 1960 [synonym]
Subfm. Dallithyridinae Katz and Popov 1974
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Subg. Dallithyris (Dallichozygus) Cooper 1983
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Subg. Dallithyris (Stenobrochus) Cooper 1983
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Invalid names: Dallithyris (Stenosarina) Cooper 1977 [synonym]
Dallithyris cernica Crosse 1873
Dallithyris dubia Cooper 1981
Dallithyris murrayi Muir-Wood 1959
Dallithyris sphenoidea Philippi 1844
G. Stenosarina Cooper 1977
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Stenosarina cuneata Cooper 1979
Subfm. Gryphinae Sahni 1929
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G. Gryphus Megerle von Mühlfeld 1811
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Gryphus angularis Hayasaka 1922
Gryphus capensis Jackson 1952
Gryphus carneoides Guppy 1866
Gryphus cookei Cooper 1979
Gryphus dalli Cooper 1983
Gryphus hanzawai Yabe and Hatai 1935
Gryphus kickxii Galeotti 1837
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Invalid names: Gryphus akkajensis Zelinskaja 1975 [synonym], Gryphus globosus Zelinskaja 1975 [synonym], Gryphus kinderlensis Nechrikova 1970 [synonym], Gryphus poculoformis Zelinskaja 1975 [synonym], Terebratula (Waldheimia) hilarionis Davidson 1870 [synonym], Terebratula dinerensis d'Archiac 1866 [synonym], Terebratula phrygia d'Archiac 1866 [synonym]
Gryphus kurotakiensis Hatai 1948
Gryphus lentiformis Jin et al. 1976
Gryphus minor Philippi 1836
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Invalid names: Terebratula affinis Calcara 1845 [synonym], Terebratula lyelliana Seguenza 1865 [synonym]
Gryphus miocaenicus Michelotti 1847
Gryphus oakvilleensis Weaver 1912
Gryphus parvus Cooper 1979
Gryphus radiata Hatai 1936
Gryphus rovasendianus Seguenza 1866
Gryphus sphenoideus Philippi 1844
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Invalid names: Terebratula benoitiana Seguenza 1865 [synonym]
Gryphus stantoni Maury 1912
Gryphus tokionis Dall 1920
Gryphus vaughani Cooke 1919
Gryphus vitrea Born 1778
Gryphus vitreus Born 1778
Gryphus washingtonensis Hertlein and Grant IV 1944
Gryphus yatungensis Jin et al. 1976
G. †Indothyris Radulović and Ramamoorthy 2000
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Invalid names: Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) elongata Sahni 1960 [synonym], Terebratula (Neoliothyrina) gracilis Sahni 1960 [synonym]
G. Liothyrina Oehlert 1887
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Liothyrina peruviana Olsson 1928
Subfm. †Loboidothyrinae Makridin 1964
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G. †Moisseevia Makridin 1964
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Moisseevia sokoloiv Makridin 1964
Subfm. †Plicatoriinae Cooper 1983
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G. †Plicatoria Cooper 1983
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Plicatoria parva Cooper 1988
Plicatoria ventricosa Cooper 1988
Plicatoria wilmingtonensis Lyell and Sowerby 1845
Invalid names: Embolosia Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. †Tanyoscapha Cooper 1983
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Tanyoscapha glabra Cooper 1983
Tanyoscapha sigmanae Cooper 1983
G. †Pseudogibbithyris Owen 1995
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Subfm. †Seymourinae Bitner 1996
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G. †Seymourella Bitner 1996
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Seymourella oweni Bitner 1996
G. †Stoliczkathyris Radulović and Ramamoorthy 2000
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Subfm. Terebratulinae Gray 1840
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G. Acrobrochus Cooper 1983
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Acrobrochus aldingi Tate 1880
Acrobrochus landonensis Thomson 1918
Acrobrochus tateana Tenison-Woods 1878
Acrobrochus vema Cooper 1973
G. †Giraliathyris Craig 2000
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G. †Gurlarnella Bitner and Schneider 2009
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Gurlarnella waltli Bitner and Schneider 2009
G. Liothyrella Thomson 1916
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Liothyrella antarctica Blochmann 1906
Liothyrella archboldi Craig 1999
Liothyrella brimmellae Craig 1999
Liothyrella bulbosa Tate 1880
Liothyrella concentrica Hutton 1873
Liothyrella expansa Cooper 1982
Liothyrella fosteri Cooper 1982
Liothyrella gravida Suess 1864
Liothyrella labiata Craig 2001
Liothyrella moseleyi Davidson 1878
Liothyrella oblonga Cooper 1973
Liothyrella ovata Thomson 1918
Liothyrella scotti Foster 1974
Liothyrella subcarnea Tate 1880
Liothyrella uva Broderip 1833
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Liothyrella villattae Pajaud 1970
Liothyrella vitrioides Tenison-Woods 1878
Liothyrella winteri Blochmann 1906
Invalid names: Dolichosina Cooper 1983 [synonym], Mimorina Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. †Maltaia Cooper 1983
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Maltaia costae Seguenza 1871
Maltaia maltensis Cooper 1983
Maltaia pajaudi García Ramos 2006
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Pliothyrina grandis Blumenbach 1803
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Invalid names: Terebratula subrhomboidea Speyer 1860 [synonym]
Pliothyrina harmeri Bell 1921
Pliothyrina orfordi Muir-Wood 1938
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Invalid names: Terebratula variabilis Sowerby 1827 [replaced]
Invalid names: Apletosia Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. †Pycnobrochus Cooper 1983
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Pycnobrochus pulchrus Thomson 1918
G. †Rhytisoria Cooper 1983
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Rhytisoria alabamensis Cooper 1983
G. Terebratula Müller 1776
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Subg. †Terebratula (Waldheimia) King 1850
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Subg. †Waldheimia (Zeilleria) Bayle 1878
Waldheimia carinata Lamarck 1877
Waldheimia muensteri d'Orbigny 1849
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Invalid names: Terebratula vulgaris Münster 1841 [replaced]
Waldheimia mutabilis Oppel 1861
Waldheimia pentagona Kutorga 1842
Waldheimia planoconvexa Bittner 1902
Waldheimia porrecta Bittner 1904
Waldheimia schlosseri Dacque 1905
Waldheimia waldeggiana Zugmayer 1882
Waldheimia woodwardi Walker 1867
Terebratula aequalis Klipstein 1843
Terebratula ampulla Brocchi 1814
Terebratula anatina de Loriol 1895
Terebratula arabilis Forbes 1846
Terebratula bartonensis Muir-Wood 1933
Terebratula bipartita Münster 1841
Terebratula birdlipensis Rollier 1918
Terebratula bisuffarcinata Noetling 1887
Terebratula brevirostris Szajnocha 1879
Terebratula bronni Klipstein 1843
Terebratula bukowskii Bittner 1902
Terebratula bussoni Dubar 1967
Terebratula calabra Seguenza 1871
Terebratula campaniensis d'Orbigny 1847
Terebratula cogidumni Elliott 1954
Terebratula coreyi Hertlein and Grant IV 1944
Terebratula crassa d'Archiac 1847
Terebratula djeffarae Dubar 1967
Terebratula doueensis Rollier 1918
Terebratula durrelli Anderson 1938
Terebratula flemingii Davidson 1862
Terebratula fragilis Schlotheim 1814
Terebratula gesneri Etalon 1861
Terebratula gomesi Choffat 1947
Terebratula gortanii Jaboli 1959
Terebratula grossulus Suess 1840
Terebratula hannana Anderson 1938
Terebratula hoernesi Suess 1886
Terebratula intervallata Bittner 1892
Terebratula italica Bitner and Dieni 2005
Terebratula kanei Imlay 1940
Terebratula kittlii Bittner 1902
Terebratula lacunosa Thunberg 1789
Terebratula laczkoi Bittner 1912
Terebratula lamberti Douville 1886
Terebratula lamellosa Thomson and Owen 1979
Terebratula lapichensis Pajaud 1970
Terebratula laricimontana Bittner 1890
Terebratula latissima Sowerby 1829
Terebratula liscaviensis Giebel 1856
Terebratula liusa Pajaud 1972
Terebratula macrescens Dreger 1889
Terebratula marbachensis Rollier 1918
Terebratula marylandica Roberts 1922
Terebratula maxima Friedberg 1924
Terebratula minuta Moore 1861
Terebratula moseleyi Davidson 1878
Terebratula movelierensis Mühlberg 1900
Terebratula neglecta Bittner 1904
Terebratula pachydentata Trechmann 1917
Terebratula pectunculus Quenstedt 1858
Terebratula perforata Desnoyers 1825
Terebratula phillipsii Morris and Davidson 1847
Terebratula praecox Bittner 1902
Terebratula ranieri Catullo 1842
Terebratula retrocarinata Rothpletz 1886
Terebratula rulliacensis Bouillerie 1922
Terebratula salvatoris Greco 1899
Terebratula scillae Segeunza 1871
Terebratula seccoi Parona 1882
Terebratula semicostata Münster 1841
Terebratula sillimani Imlay 1937
Terebratula sinuosa Brocchi 1814
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Invalid names: Anomia pedemontana Lamarck 1818 [synonym], Terebratula maugerii Boni 1933 [synonym]
Terebratula siracusana Seguenza 1871
Terebratula sphenoidalis Meneghini 1874
Terebratula spinosa Valenciennes 1819
Terebratula sturi Laube 1865
Terebratula sturii Laube 1865
Terebratula styriaca Dreger 1889
Terebratula suborbicularis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Terebratula semiplicata Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Terebratula subturgidula Krumbeck 1924
Terebratula superstes Douvillé 1916
Terebratula suspecta Bittner 1902
Terebratula suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
Terebratula taurolata Sacco 1902
Terebratula tenniensis Rollier 1918
Terebratula terebratula Linnaeus 1758
Terebratula tetragona Roemer 1839
Terebratula thurmanni Rollier 1918
Terebratula trifonovi Jassjukevitch 1973
Terebratula trigona Quenstedt 1852
Terebratula unguiculus Carpenter 1864
Terebratula veszpremica Bittner 1890
Terebratula vitrea Born 1778
Terebratula wittnichi Choffat 1880
Terebratula wyvilli Davidson 1878
Subfm. Tichosininae Cooper 1983
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G. Dolichozygus Cooper 1983
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Dolichozygus stearnsi Dall and Pilsbry 1891
G. Tichosina Cooper 1977
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Tichosina abrupta Cooper 1977
Tichosina barschi Cooper 1934
Tichosina bartletti Dall 1920
Tichosina cubensis Pourtales 1867
Tichosina erecta Cooper 1977
Tichosina expansa Cooper 1977
Tichosina foresti Cooper 1979
Tichosina guppyi Cooper 1979
Tichosina inconstanta Harper and Donovan 2007
Tichosina insolita Cooper 1979
Tichosina lecta Guppy 1866
Tichosina ovata Cooper 1977
Tichosina truncata Cooper 1977
Invalid names: Eurysina Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. Zygonaria Cooper 1983
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Invalid names: Cheirothyrinae Makridin 1964 [empty], Dictyothyrinae Makridin 1964 [empty], Kossmatithyris Radulović and Ramamoorthy 2000 [nomen nudum], Lobothyrinae Makridin 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height16.60

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:44:14
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Holocene or 393.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 382.7 Ma

Collections (904 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Givetian393.3 - 382.7USA (Nevada) T. spp. (94249)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (New South Wales) Terebratula sp. (98110 133337)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Northern Territory) Terebratulidae indet. (74749)
Griesbachian - Dienerian251.902 - 251.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Terebratula wittenburgi (211949)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (Alaska) Terebratula sp. (112296)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Terebratula margaritori (212784)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy (South Tyrol) Terebratula vulgaris (205097)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Terebratula vulgaris (203241 203266)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Terebratula sp. (211959)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Thuringia) Terebratula angusta (212635)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Italy Terebratula sp. nov. (137009) Terebratula vulgaris (136187)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula kittlii (206720) Terebratula venetiana (206611)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Germany Terebratula laricimontana (136995)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula sp. (137002)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Terebratula vulgaris (203242)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula vulgaris (206612)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Italy (Udine) Waldheimia planoconvexa (203796)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula kittlii (203815) Terebratula vulgaris, Terebratula suspecta (203799 203800)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Serbia and Montenegro Terebratula praecox (203795) Terebratula praecox, Terebratula bukowskii (203797)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Terebratula praecox (203840 203842) Terebratula vulgaris (206735)