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Brachythyrididae

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae

Taxonomy
Brachythyrididae was named by Fredericks (1924). It is not extant. Its type is Brachythyris.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Chen (2004); and to Brachythyridoidea by Waterhouse (2004) and Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Brachythyrididae Fredericks
2004Brachythyrididae Chen p. 41
2004Brachythyrididae Waterhouse
2006Brachythyrididae Williams et al. p. 1821

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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
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyBrachythyridoideaFrederiks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 1924
familyBrachythyrididaeFredericks 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. †Brachythyrididae Fredericks 1924
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G. †Brachythyris M'Coy 1844
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Brachythyris ozarkensis Snider 1915
Brachythyris quadriradiatus de Verneuil 1845
Brachythyris solida Campbell and Engel 1963
Brachythyris ufensis Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Cathayspirina Liang 1990
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Invalid names: Cathayspirina semicircularisa Liang 1990 [synonym]
Cathayspirina magna Tazawa 2009
G. †Dalaia Plodowski 1968
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Dalaia tardiplicata Plodowski 1968
G. †Ella
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Ella qaganqulutica Lee and Su 1980
Ella simensis Tschernyschew 1902
G. †Latibrachythyris Angiolini et al. 2011
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G. †Pustuloplica Waterhouse 1968
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Pustuloplica baccata Waterhouse 1968
Pustuloplica bicostata Waterhouse 1968
Pustuloplica cooperi Waterhouse 1981
Pustuloplica papillosa Waterhouse 1987
Invalid names: Pustuloplicinae Waterhouse 2004 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:52
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Changhsingian or 364.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (198 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (New Mexico) Brachythyris putillas (231554)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China Brachythyris guilinensis (162314)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris bisbeensis (35544)
Hastarian360.7 - 353.8France Brachythyris sp. (38642)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Texas) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62491 62492 62493 62494 62495 62497 62498 62500)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Utah) Brachythyris sp. (547)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris solida (75622)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62431)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (545)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Indiana) Brachythyris fernglenensis (6734)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (8610) Brachythyris peculiaris (8141)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (548)
Kinderhookian360.7 - 353.8USA (Arkansas) Brachythyris sp. (5613)
Early/Lower Mississippian360.7 - 345.3USA (California) Brachythyris sp. A (226416)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Iowa) Brachythyris burlingtonensis, Brachythyris peculiaris (3309) Brachythyris chouteauensis (3314) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris chouteauensis (3339)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Idaho) Brachythyris sp. (12790 12798 12801)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Libya Brachythyris sp. (36841)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Brachythyris sp. (40007)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (67238 67247 67252 67268 67293)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Illinois) Brachythyris hortonensis (5695 5795)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Oklahoma) Brachythyris chouteauensis (5614)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris davidi (46866 217051 217053) Brachythyris elliptica (58011 58013 58015 58018) Brachythyris pseudovalis (5615) Brachythyris solida (46855) Brachythyris sp. (46871 46872)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Brachythyris chouteauensis (65693)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris elliptica (217058) Brachythyris solida (46857 46858 46860 46863) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris solida (46856 46859)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris dichotomus (10282)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Brachythyris sp. (112171 112173) Brachythyris subcardiformis (112176) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (112177)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Arizona) Brachythyris peculiaris (13155)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Brachythyris altonensis (12912)
Ivorian353.8 - 345.3USA (Texas) Brachythyris chouteauensis (1)
Ivorian353.8 - 345.3Ireland Brachythyris pinguis (76497)
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 345.0Ireland Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris planata, Brachythyris rotundata, Brachythyris sexradialis, Brachythyris sp. (76501) Brachythyris pinguis (76515)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Indiana) Brachythyris sp. (550 2455 6669)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8Canada (Alberta) Brachythyris chouteauensis (62418)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8Canada (Northwest Territories) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris chouteauensis (62432)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (555 564)
Osagean353.8 - 342.8USA (Utah) Brachythyris sp. (549)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris davidis (62638) Brachythyris elliptica (5605 46873 46876 46879 46880 46910 46911) Brachythyris elliptica, Brachythyris sp. (46912) Brachythyris pseudovalis (46895 46896 46914 46916 46917 46919 46924 58143 58147) Brachythyris sp. (46920 46921 46922 46927 46932 46944)
Visean346.7 - 330.9China (Xinjiang) Brachythyris ovalis (41756 41758)
Visean346.7 - 330.9USA (Kentucky) Brachythyris indet. (141616)
Chadian345.3 - 345.0United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris ovalis (5971) Brachythyris ovalis (5983) Brachythyris pinguis (5972)
Chadian - Arundian345.3 - 342.8USA (Indiana) Brachythyris sp. (556 557 558 8072 8080)
Chadian - Holkerian345.3 - 339.4China (Xinjiang) Brachythyris ovalis (50253)
Arundian - Holkerian345.0 - 339.4Ireland Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris sexradialis (76517)
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0USA (Kentucky) Brachythyris subcardiformis (2713)
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (569)
Meramecian345.0 - 336.0USA (Idaho) Brachythyris sp. (12814) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (12821)
Asbian339.4 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta (5985) Brachythyris integricostata, Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris planicosta (5995) Brachythyris linguifera (6071) Brachythyris pinguis (5992 5994)
Asbian - Brigantian339.4 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris ovalis, Brachythyris pinguis, Brachythyris rhomboidalis (5987) Brachythyris integricosta, Brachythyris pinguis (5986)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Montana) Brachythyris sp. (579)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Arkansas) Brachythyris sp. (79832)
Chesterian339.4 - 318.1USA (Arizona) Brachythyris chesterensis (124256)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom (England) Brachythyris ovalis (76172) Brachythyris sp. (57131) Brachythyris sulcata (73392 73393 73394 73420 73427)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4Australia (New South Wales) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyris pseudovalis (8221)
Brigantian336.0 - 326.4United Kingdom Brachythyrididae indet., Latibrachythyris crassa, Latibrachythyris rotundata (229499) Latibrachythyris crassa (229498)
Late/Upper Mississippian326.4 - 318.1USA (California) Brachythyrididae indet. (143607 143608)
Late/Upper Mississippian326.4 - 318.1USA (Alaska) Brachythyris subcardiiformis (112184)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Meristorygma arctica (62694) Meristorygma arctica, Meristorygma sp. (62697)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9USA (Alaska) Spirifer ufensis (111914)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian318.1 - 314.6USA (Alaska) Spirifer ufensis (112188)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Canada (Nunavut) Meristorygma arctica (62696)
Moscovian - Kasimovian315.2 - 303.7Pakistan (Karakorum) Brachythyris sp. (50553)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (10265)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Brachythyris ellipsoideus (134310)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation Brachythyris quadriradiatus (86027) Ella simensis (110186)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Slovenia Spirifer quadriradiatus (129658)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5USA (Alaska) Brachythyris ufensis (109345)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5Russian Federation (Rostovskaya) Ella simensis (126257)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China Meristorygma tarimensis, Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (35512)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Xinjiang) Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (105228) Meristorygma tarimensis, Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis (105227)
Asselian298.9 - 295.5China (Guangxi) Brachythyris sp. (134311)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Laos Spirifer quadriradiatus (233571)
Permian298.9 - 252.17USA (Alaska) Brachythyris sp. (112205) Martinia simensis (112187)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Canada (Nunavut) Brachythyris sp. (107937)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Russian Federation Brachythyris sp. (110191)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Afghanistan Dalaia tardiplicata (97245 97246)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1China (Guangxi) Brachythyris ufensis (134321)
Sakmarian295.5 - 290.1Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (116370) Brachythyris sp., Brachythyrididae indet. (117733)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (Yukon) Brachythyris sp. (117722)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Canada (British Columbia) Spirifer ufensis (82123)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3China (Guangxi) Ella sp. (134337)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica baccata (41775)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Russian Federation Ella simensis (110211)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica n. sp. (41776)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Queensland) Pustuloplica papillosa (66276 66279)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand (Trang) Martiniidae indet. (40869 40871 40874 40896 40899)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand (Ratchaburi) Martiniidae indet. (40864)
Wordian268.8 - 265.1China (Nei Mongol) Ella qaganqulutica (109617)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (127033)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9China (Zhejiang) Cathayspirina fenshuijiangensis, Cathayspirina semicircularisa (95519)
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9Japan Cathayspirina fengshuijiangensis (106722 106732) Cathayspirina sp. (62292)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Martinia blanfordi (125891 125896 125897 125898 125902 125903 125907 127006)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica sp. (39923)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Martinia simensis (126896)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand (Southland) Pustuloplica bicostata (41786)