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Sellithyrididae

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Sellithyrididae

Taxonomy
Sellithyrididae was named by Muir - Wood (1965). Its type is Sellithyris.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Gradinaru et al. (2006); and to Terebratuloidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Sellithyrididae Muir - Wood
2006Sellithyrididae Gradinaru et al. p. 76
2006Sellithyrididae Williams et al. p. 2062

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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)
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965
familySellithyrididaeMuir - Wood 1965

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. †Sellithyrididae Muir - Wood 1965
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Subfm. †Nerthebrochinae Cooper 1983
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G. †Dilophosina Cooper 1983
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Dilophosina paraplicata Cooper 1983
G. †Hadrosia Cooper 1983
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Hadrosia convexa Cooper 1983
G. †Harmatosia Cooper 1983
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Harmatosia crassa d'Archiac 1847
G. †Nerthebrochus Cooper 1983
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Nerthebrochus ovalis Simon 2005
Nerthebrochus robertoni d'Archiac 1847
Nerthebrochus sulcata Simon 2005
Subfm. †Rectithyridinae Muir-Wood 1965
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G. †Cyrtothyris Middlemiss 1959
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Cyrtothyris cyrta Walker 1868
Cyrtothyris dallasi Walker 1867
Cyrtothyris maynci Owen 1976
Cyrtothyris middlemissi Calzada 1972
Cyrtothyris seeleyi Walker 1870
Cyrtothyris undisona Cooper 1993
Cyrtothyris uniplicata Walker 1870
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Moutonithyris anglia Owen 1988
Moutonithyris dutempleana d'Orbigny 1851
Moutonithyris dutempliana d'Orbigny 1851
Moutonithyris moutoniana d'Orbigny 1849
Invalid names: Atactosia Cooper 1983 [synonym], Biplicatoria Cooper 1983 [synonym]
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Neoliothyrina fittoni Hagenow 1842
Neoliothyrina nakremi Bitner 2019
Neoliothyrina obesa Sahni 1925
G. †Praelongithyris Middlemiss 1959
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Praelongithyris manuanensis Muir-Wood 1954
Praelongithyris pajaudi Middlemiss 1984
Praelongithyris praelonga Sowerby 1836
Praelongithyris praelongiforma Middlemiss 1959
Praelongithyris salevensis de Loriol 1862
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Rectithyris ciplyensis Von Hanstein 1879
Rectithyris depressa Lamarck 1819
Rectithyris odiumensis Sahni 1960
Rectithyris shenleyensis Walker and Lamplugh 1903
Rectithyris shenleyensis heathensis Cox and Middlemiss 1978
Rectithyris subdepressa Stoliczka 1872
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Invalid names: Rectithyris ovalis Sahni 1960 [synonym], Rectithyris rotunda Sahni 1960 [synonym]
Rectithyris whiskyi Sandy 1991
Invalid names: Cyranoia Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. †Rhombothyris Middlemiss 1959
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Rhombothyris conica Middlemiss 1959
Rhombothyris extensa Meyer 1864
Rhombothyris meyeri Walker 1868
Rhombothyris microtrema Walker 1868
G. †Tropeothyris Smirnova 1972
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Tropeothyris allavensis Middlemiss 1984
Tropeothyris bieskidensis Zeuschner 1857
Tropeothyris cyclogonia Zeuschner 1857
Tropeothyris funtanensis Middlemiss 1984
Tropeothyris immanis Zeuschner 1857
Tropeothyris islarensis Middlemiss 1984
Tropeothyris isomorpha Gemmellaro 1871
Tropeothyris kugusemi Smirnova 1972
Tropeothyris luancensis Middlemiss 1984
Tropeothyris pilati Bachmann 1867
Tropeothyris testatus Smirnova 1975
Tropeothyris vectis Owen 1988
Subfm. †Sellithyridinae Muir-Wood 1965
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G. †Boubeithyris Cox and Middlemiss 1978
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Boubeithyris boubei d'Archiac 1847
Boubeithyris buzzardensis Cox and Middlemiss 1978
Boubeithyris pleta Middlemiss 1980
Boubeithyris prestensis Middlemiss 1983
Boubeithyris tibourrensis Middlemiss 1980
G. †Glosseudesia Lobacheva 1974
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Glosseudesia semistriata Defrance 1828
Invalid names: Costithyris Middlemiss 1981 [objective synonym]
G. †Loriolithyris Middlemiss 1968
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Loriolithyris marocensis Middlemiss 1980
Loriolithyris melaitensis Middlemiss 1980
Loriolithyris russillensis De Loriol 1866
Loriolithyris valdensis de Loriol 1868
G. †Musculina Schuchert and LeVene 1929
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Musculina nikischini Smirnova and Baraboshkin 2004
Musculina nuciformis Smirnova and Baraboshkin 2004
Musculina sanctaecrucis Catzigras 1948
Musculina vraconnensis Middlemiss 1983
Invalid names: Musculus Quenstedt 1869 [replaced]
G. †Ovatathyris Owen 1988
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Ovatathyris ovata Sowerby 1812
G. †Paraboubeithyris Middlemiss 1980
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Paraboubeithyris plicae Middlemiss 1980
G. †Phaseolina Gaspard 1988
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Invalid names: Aphragmus Cooper 1983 [synonym]
G. †Sellithyris Middlemiss 1959
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Sellithyris binalubensis Baeza-Carratalá et al. 2023
Sellithyris carteroniana d'Orbigny 1847
Sellithyris coxwellensis Middlemiss 1959
Sellithyris engeli Rollier 1918
Sellithyris essertensis Pictet 1872
Sellithyris phaseolina Valenciennes 1819
Sellithyris sella Sowerby 1823
Sellithyris solei Calzada 1975
Sellithyris tornacensis d'Archiac 1847
Sellithyris uniplicata Smirnova 1972
Sellithyris upwarensis Walker 1870
Sellithyris upwarnensis Walker 1870
G. †Walkerithyris Cox and Middlemiss 1978
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Walkerithyris mendax Cox and Middlemiss 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:41:09
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Thanetian or 164.70000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections (307 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13863)
Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian166.1 - 161.2Tunisia Terebratula engeli (31077)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13791 13871 13899 13900 13901 13904)
Callovian - Kimmeridgian166.1 - 152.1Tunisia Terebratula engeli (99124)
Middle Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13612 13677)
Late/Upper Callovian - Late/Upper Oxfordian164.7 - 155.7Bulgaria Sellithyris engeli (106898)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Tunisia Terebratula engeli (13953)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Plectoidothyris engeli (94572)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Eritrea Plectoidothyris engeli (94567 94568 94577)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Switzerland Sellithyris suprajurensis (58317)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Iraq Rectithyris sp. (3884)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0India (Tamil Nadu) Rectithyris subdepressa (46507)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Kazakhstan (Kustanai) Neoliothyrina obesa (186854)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Belgium Neoliothyrina fittoni (170112)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Nerthebrochus ovalis (170088 170090) Nerthebrochus ovalis, Nerthebrochus sulcata (155388 170087) Nerthebrochus sulcata (170091)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0India Rectithyris subdepressa (228177 228179)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Rectithyris ciplyensis, Neoliothyrina obesa, Neoliothyrina fittoni (170076) Terebratula ciplyensis (154735) Terebratula dessaillyi (170042)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands Neoliothyrina dessaillyi (170043 170044 170046)
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Neoliothyrina sp. (2998 2999 3004 3005 3007 3010 3011 3013)
Thanetian59.2 - 56.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Neoliothyrina nakremi (226628)