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Brachythyrididae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Brachythyrididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 365 - 361 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Spiriferida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Z. Q. Chen. 2004. Lower Permian reef-dwelling brachiopod faunas from the Tarim Basin, Northwest China: biostratigraphy, palaeoecology and biogeography. Palaeontographica Abteilung A 272(1-4):1-96 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Brachythyris ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 187 | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Cathayspirina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Dalaia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 296 Ma Permian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Ella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Meristorygma ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Pustuloplica ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Brachythyrididae Fredericks |
| 2004 | Brachythyrididae Chen p. 41 |
| 2004 | Brachythyrididae Waterhouse |
| 2006 | Brachythyrididae Williams et al. p. 1821 |
References
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!
