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Megathyrididae

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3057	https://www.gbif.org/species/3057
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	130708	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=130708

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathyrididae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Terebratulida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Terebratellidina	Muir-Wood 1955
superfamily	Megathyridoidea	Dall 1870
family	Megathyrididae	Dall 1870

Scientific Name

Megathyrididae

Name Published In

Dall, W. H. (1870). A revision of the Terebratulidae and Lingulidae, with remarks on and descriptions of some recent forms. American Journal of Conchology. 6(2):88–168, pl. 6–8.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Megathyrididae	family	belongs to Megathyridoidea	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

29 (32%)

First Recorded Appearance

152 - 145 Ma
Late Jurassic

Motility

stationary, attached

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and SJ Carlson, PG Baker, JL Carter, GB Curry, AS Dagys, R. Gourvennec, HF Hou, YG Jin, JG Johnson, DE Lee, DI MacKinnon, PR Racheboeuf, TN Smirnova, DL Sun. 2006. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5:1689-2320

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Argyrotheca genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		290	152 Ma Late Jurassic	0 Ma Extant
Borellithyris ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)		5	11.6 Ma Miocene	11.6 Ma Miocene
Bronnothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	38.0 Ma Eocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Gwynia genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Joania genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Megathiris genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		57	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Megathyris genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Phragmothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	56.0 Ma Paleocene	33.9 Ma Oligocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Megathirididae	GBIF	family	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Megathirididae

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1870	Megathyrididae Dall
2006	Megathyrididae Williams et al. p. 2217
2017	Megathyrididae Bitner and Müller p. 216

References

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

Bitner M. A., Müller A. (2017) Late Eocene (Priabonian) brachiopod fauna from Dnipropetrovsk, eastern Ukraine, Bulletin of Geosciences 92, 211-231

Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. - via World Register of Marine Species

Howson, C.M. (2001). Brachiopoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 334 - via World Register of Marine Species

Dall, W. H. (1870). A revision of the Terebratulidae and Lingulidae, with remarks on and descriptions of some recent forms. American Journal of Conchology. 6(2):88–168, pl. 6–8. - via World Register of Marine Species

WoRMS (2016) Accessed through World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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