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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).
It was assigned to Spiriferida by Shen et al. (2003); and to Reticularioidea by Williams et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1924 | Elythidae Fredericks |
| 2003 | Elythidae Shen et al. p. 89 |
| 2006 | Elythidae Williams et al. p. 1864 |
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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
Subfm. †Elythinae Frederiks 1924
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G. †Kitakamithyris
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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. †Phricodothyridinae Caster 1939
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G. †Bullarina Jin and Sun 1981
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†Bullarina bistriata Hu 1983
†Bullarina rostrata Jin and Sun 1981
†Bullarina striata Shen et al. 2001
G. †Nebenothyris
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
†Permophricodothyris elegantula Waagen 1883
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Invalid names: Astegosia codonoformis Liang 1990 [synonym]
†Permophricodothyris extensa Grabau 1936
†Permophricodothyris extensiformis Chang 1977
†Permophricodothyris flata Wu et al. 2022
†Permophricodothyris globosa Feng 1978
†Permophricodothyris grandis Chao 1929
†Permophricodothyris guangxiensis Han 1991
†Permophricodothyris inaequilateralis Gemmellaro 1899
†Permophricodothyris incerta Zhan 1989
†Permophricodothyris indica Waagen 1883
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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 jiangshuiensis Chang 1977
†Permophricodothyris nanchuanensis Lu 1978
†Permophricodothyris nodosa Chao 1929
†Permophricodothyris notialasiatica Grant 1976
†Permophricodothyris ovata Pavlova 1965
†Permophricodothyris rotiformis Liang 1990
†Permophricodothyris squamularioides Huang 1933
†Permophricodothyris squamularoides Huang 1933
†Permophricodothyris subgrandis Ding 1983
†Permophricodothyris trigonolaris Zeng et al. 1995
†Permophricodothyris waageni Loczy 1899
G. †Phricodothyris George 1932
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†Phricodothyris asiatica Chao 1929
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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 echinata Chao 1929
†Phricodothyris formilla Xu and Grant 1994
†Phricodothyris guadalupensis Shumard 1859
†Phricodothyris guizhouensis Liao 1980
†Phricodothyris indenta Grabau and Yoh 1928
†Phricodothyris kawaiensis Yanagida and Nishikawa 1984
†Phricodothyris longlinensis Li 1986
†Phricodothyris nummulina Reed 1944
†Phricodothyris occidentalis Archbold and Thomas 1984
†Phricodothyris pyriformis Pavlova 1969
†Phricodothyris reticulariformis Ozaki 1931
†Phricodothyris septata Chronic 1949
†Phricodothyris sibirica Kashirtsev 1959
†Phricodothyris subrostrata Grabau 1936
†Phricodothyris tieliensis Lee and Su 1980
†Phricodothyris toriyamai Yanagida 1967
†Phricodothyris uzunbulakensis Chen 2004
†Phricodothyris xikouensis Zhan 1989
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 elegantuloides Grabau 1931
†Squamularia marcouxi Verna and Angiolini 2011
†Squamularia ovalis Girty 1908
†Squamularia postgrandis Waterhouse 1983
†Squamularia pulcherrima Gemmellaro 1899
†Squamularia rotundata Gemmellaro 1899
†Squamularia suborbicularis Reed 1944
†Squamularia superba Jin and Sun 1981
†Squamularia umbonalis Waterhouse 1983
Subfm. †Toryniferinae Carter 1994
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G. †Plicotorynifer
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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†Taimyrella flabelliformis Einor 1939
†Taimyrella pseudodarwini Einor 1946
G. †Torynifer
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†Torynifer giganteus Yanischewsky 1938
†Torynifer pseudolineatus Hall 1858
†Torynifer turbatus Waterhouse 1981
G. †Toryniferella
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Devonian to the top of the Changhsingian or 419.20000 to 252.17000 Ma
Collections (1669 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pridoli - Lochkovian | Pakistan (North-West Frontier) | Elytha sp. (79383) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | Canada (Ontario) | Elytha fimbriata (40058) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian | USA (New York) | Elytha fimbriata (75470 75471) | |
| Early/Lower Devonian - Middle Devonian | Colombia | Elytha sp. (35913 35914 35915) | |
| Pragian | Venezuela | Elita sp. (35894) | |
| Deer Parkian | USA (Nevada) | Elytha sp. (164689) | |
| Emsian | USA (Nevada) | Elytha sp. (164794 164801) | |
| Emsian | China (Guangxi) | Elita sp. (27420) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Colombia | Elytha colombiana (36017) Elytha sp. (35869 35870 35871 35872 35873 35879 35881 35886 35887 35888 35890 35891 35893 35976 35977) | |
| Emsian - Eifelian | Venezuela | Elita sp. (35895) | |
Youngest occurrences |
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | PBDB collection number |
| Changhsingian | China (Hubei) | Squamularia grandis, Squamularia indica (120809) | |
| Changhsingian | Iran | Permophricodothyris iranica (125569 125570 125573 125598 125599 125624 125632 125633 125634 125635 125636) Permophricodothyris iranica, Permophricodothyris ovata (118359 125568 125571) Permophricodothyris ovata (125572 125574 125627 125654 155126) Squamularia formilla (125645 125646 125647) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guizhou) | Phricodothyris asiatica (117481) Squamularia elegantula (117486) Squamularia elegantula, Squamularia grandis (117483) Squamularia grandis (98224 117485 117487) Squamularia squamularioides (51424 108163) Squamularia squamularioides, Squamularia rostrata, Phricodothyris echinata (117465) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Hunan) | Squamularia elegantuloides (120802) Squamularia formilla (120804) Squamularia sp. (120799) Squamularia sp., Squamularia formilla (31420) Squamularia squamularioides, Squamularia waageni, Squamularia inaequilateralis, Phricodothyris guizhouensis (105918) Squamularia squamularioides, Squamularia waageni, Squamularia jiangshuiensis (121091) | |
| Changhsingian | China | Squamularia sp. (221339 221342) | |
| Changhsingian | Tajikistan | Permophricodothyris caroli (109465) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Qinghai) | Phricodothyris asiatica (89319) | |
| Changhsingian | Thailand | Squamularia nodosa, Squamularia postgrandis (42776) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Xizang) | Bullarina rostrata (51401) Bullarina striata (73601 73602 73603 73605 73607 117541) Permophricodothyris sp. (203186) Phricodothyris formilla (203193) Phricodothyris sp. (48916) Spirelytha sp., Bullarina striata (73600) Squamularia elegantula (187539) Squamularia elegantula, Squamularia squamularioides, Squamularia grandis (187544) Squamularia sp., Squamularia elegantula, Squamularia squamularioides, Squamularia grandis, Squamularia indica (187558) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Zhejiang) | Squamularia formilla (50028) Squamularia sp. (111636) | |