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Acanthothiris ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865333	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865333
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28344	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28344

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : Acanthothiris

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	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Rhynchonelloidea	d'Orbigny 1847
family	Acanthothirididae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Acanthothiridinae	Schuchert 1913
genus	Acanthothiris	d'Orbigny 1850

Scientific Name

Acanthothiris d'Orbigny, 1850

Name Published In

Ann. Sci. Nat., (3) 13

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Acanthothiris	genus	belongs to Acanthothiridinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002
Acanthothiris	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

190 - 183 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

165 - 161 Ma
Jurassic

Motility

stationary (based on Rhynchonellida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Acanthothiris bisinuata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris costata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris elargata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	6	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris gibberosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	176 Ma Early Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris globosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris inflata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	8	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris multispinosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris prima ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	176 Ma Early Jurassic	176 Ma Early Jurassic
Acanthothiris quenstedti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris sentosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris spinosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	80	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Acanthothiris subglobosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	4	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Acanthothyris Paetel, 1875	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : *Acanthothyris*
Acanthothyris Bronn, 1862	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Acanthothirididae : *Acanthothyris*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1849	Acanthothiris d'Orbigny p. 343
2002	Acanthothiris Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Acanthothiris Williams et al. p. 1305

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Ann. Sci. Nat., (3) 13 - 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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