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Elythidae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Elythidae

Taxonomy
Elythidae was named by Fredericks (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Elita.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Shen et al. (2003); and to Reticularioidea by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Elythidae Fredericks
2003Elythidae Shen et al. p. 89
2006Elythidae Williams et al. p. 1864

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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
orderSpiriferida
suborderDelthyridinaIvanova 1972
superfamilyReticularioidea
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924
familyElythidaeFredericks 1924

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. †Elythidae Fredericks 1924
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Subfm. †Anomaloriinae Cooper and Grant 1976
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G. †Anomaloria Cooper and Grant 1969
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Anomaloria anomala Cooper and Grant 1969
Anomaloria glomerosa Grant 1976
Anomaloria hiyomoensis Tazawa and Shen 1997
G. †Zhinania Liang 1990
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Zhinania eximiusa Liang 1990
Subfm. †Elythinae Frederiks 1924
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G. †Elita
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Elita fimbriata Conrad 1842
Invalid names: Elytha Conrad [synonym]
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Kitakamithyris booralensis Campbell 1955
Kitakamithyris immensa Campbell 1961
Kitakamithyris krystofovichi Zavodovsky 1970
Kitakamithyris ovata Liu and Waterhouse 1985
Kitakamithyris stepanovi Zavodowsky 1958
Subfm. †Martinothyridinae Carter 1994
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Subfm. †Phricodothyridinae Caster 1939
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G. †Astegosia Cooper and Grant 1969
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Astegosia subquadrata Girty 1908
G. †Bajkuria Ustritsky 1963
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Bajkuria dorsosinuata Ustritsky 1963
Bajkuria rostrata Kutorga 1842
G. †Bullarina Jin and Sun 1981
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Bullarina rostrata Jin and Sun 1981
Bullarina striata Shen et al. 2001
G. †Permophricodothyris Pavlova 1965
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Permophricodothyris affinis Gemmellaro 1899
Permophricodothyris bullata Cooper and Grant 1976
Permophricodothyris caroli Gemmellaro 1899
Permophricodothyris cordata Cooper and Grant 1976
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Invalid names: Astegosia codonoformis Liang 1990 [synonym]
Permophricodothyris flata Wu et al. 2022
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Invalid names: Anomaloria dorsatusa Liang 1990 [synonym], Anomaloria puerilis Liang 1990 [synonym], Astegosia plenussa Liang 1990 [synonym], Astegosia qianjiangensis Liang 1990 [synonym], Astegosia radicula Liang 1990 [synonym], Astegosia stropharostrisa Liang 1990 [synonym], Bullarina pseudoasiatica Liang 1990 [synonym]
Permophricodothyris iranica Fantini Sestini and Glaus 1966
Permophricodothyris ovata Pavlova 1965
G. †Phricodothyris George 1932
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Invalid names: Phricodothyris lata Liang 1990 [synonym], Phricodothyris quadrata Liang 1990 [synonym]
Phricodothyris bachuensis Chen and Shi 2002
Phricodothyris bella Wang 1995
Phricodothyris catatona Cooper and Grant 1976
Phricodothyris dispar Diener 1911
Phricodothyris formilla Xu and Grant 1994
Phricodothyris indenta Grabau and Yoh 1928
Phricodothyris kawaiensis Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
Phricodothyris occidentalis Archbold and Thomas 1984
Phricodothyris pyriformis Pavlova 1969
Phricodothyris septata Chronic 1949
Phricodothyris sibirica Kashirtsev 1959
Phricodothyris tieliensis Lee and Su 1980
Phricodothyris toriyamai Yanagida 1967
Invalid names: Condrathyris Minato 1951 [synonym], Neophricadothyris Likharev 1934 [synonym]
Invalid names: Spirifer guadalupensis Shumard 1859 [nomen vanum]
G. †Squamularia Gemmellaro 1899
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Squamularia dieneri Gemmellaro 1899
Squamularia marcouxi Verna and Angiolini 2011
Squamularia ovalis Girty 1908
Squamularia postgrandis Waterhouse 1983
Squamularia pulcherrima Gemmellaro 1899
Squamularia rotundata Gemmellaro 1899
Squamularia superba Jin and Sun 1981
Squamularia umbonalis Waterhouse 1983
Subfm. †Toryniferinae Carter 1994
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G. †Spirelytha Fredericks 1924
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Spirelytha borealis Mironova 1964
Spirelytha buravasi Hamada 1960
Spirelytha fredericksi Archbold and Thomas 1984
Spirelytha grandis Klets 1987
Spirelytha kashirtsevi Archbold 1993
Spirelytha kislakovi Klets 1987
Spirelytha magna Miloradovich 1936
Spirelytha miloradovichi Archbold and Thomas 1984
Spirelytha pavlovae Archbold and Thomas 1984
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Invalid names: Spirifer scheii Tschernyschew and Stepanow 1916 [replaced]
Spirelytha petaliformis Pavlova 1973
Spirelytha sheii Tschernyschew 1916
Spirelytha stepanoviana Archbold and Thomas 1984
G. †Stepanoviina Zavodowsky 1968
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Stepanoviina larini Zavodowsky 1958
Stepanoviina snjatkovi Zavodowsky 1968
G. †Taimyrella Ustritsky 1963
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G. †Torynifer
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Torynifer giganteus Yanischewsky 1938
Torynifer turbatus Waterhouse 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available