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Brachythyris ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4868411	https://www.gbif.org/species/4868411
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29134	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29134

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : Brachythyris

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	Spiriferida	Waagen 1883
suborder	Spiriferidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Brachythyridoidea	Frederiks 1924
family	Brachythyrididae	Fredericks 1924
genus	Brachythyris	M'Coy 1844

Scientific Name

Brachythyris M'Coy, 1844

Name Published In

in Griffith, Syn. Carb. Lst. Foss. Ireland

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Brachythyris	genus	belongs to Brachythyrinae	stated without evidence	Campbell and Engel, 1963
Brachythyris	genus	belongs to Spiriferida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Brachythyris	genus	belongs to Brachythyrididae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

365 - 361 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

290 - 279 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)

F. M'Coy. 1844. A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Brachythyris altonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris bisbeensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris burlingtonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris chesterensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris chouteauensis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		23	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	354 Ma Carboniferous
Brachythyris ellipsoideus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	304 Ma Carboniferous	304 Ma Carboniferous
Brachythyris kumpani species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris ozarkensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Brachythyris putilla species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris quadriradiatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Brachythyris simulans species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris solida ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Brachythyris sulcatus species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris ufensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	323 Ma Carboniferous	290 Ma Permian
Brachythyris utahensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Brachythyris willbourni species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Spirifer chouteauensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Brachithyris Fredericks, 1924	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : *Brachithyris*
Ovalia Nalivkin, 1937	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Spiriferida : Brachythyrididae : *Ovalia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1844	Brachythyris M'Coy
1963	Brachythyris Campbell and Engel p. 73
2002	Brachythyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Brachythyris Williams et al. p. 1821

References

M'Coy F. , A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland, 1-274

Campbell K. S. W., Engel B. A. (1963) The faunas of the Tournaisian Tulcumba Sandstone and its members in the Werrie and Belvue synclines, New South Wales, Journal of the Geological Society of Australia 10 1, 55-122

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 (2006) , Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part H, Brachiopoda. Volume 5: Rhynchonelliformea (part) 5, 1689-2320

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus (authority adjusted) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

in Griffith, Syn. Carb. Lst. Foss. Ireland - 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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