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Pliothyrina ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4869211	https://www.gbif.org/species/4869211
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	30449	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30449

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae : Pliothyrina

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	Terebratulidina	Waagen 1883
superfamily	Terebratuloidea
family	Terebratulidae	Gray 1840
subfamily	Terebratulinae	Gray 1840
genus	Pliothyrina	van Roy 1980

Scientific Name

Pliothyrina van Roy, 1980

Name Published In

Bulletin Inst. r. Sci. Nat. Belg. (Sci. Terre) 52 (3)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Pliothyrina	genus	belongs to Terebratulida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Pliothyrina	genus	belongs to Terebratulinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

38.0 - 28.1 Ma
Paleogene

Last Recorded Appearance

2.59 - 1.81 Ma
Pleistocene

Motility

stationary, attached (based on Terebratulidae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Terebratulidae)

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

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Apletosia maxima ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		2	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Pliothyrina grandis ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		5	38.0 Ma Eocene	23.0 Ma Miocene
Pliothyrina harmeri ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		3	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Pliothyrina orfordi ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	5.33 Ma Miocene	5.33 Ma Miocene
Pliothyrina sowerbyana ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		13	11.6 Ma Miocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Terebratula harmeri species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Terebratula maxima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Terebratula orfordensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Terebratula sowerbyana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1983	Apletosia Cooper p. 226
2002	Apletosia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Pliothyrina Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Pliothyrina Williams et al. p. 2057

References

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

Cooper G. A. (1983) The Terebratulacea (Brachiopoda) Triassic to Recent: a study of the brachidia (loops), Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 50, 1-290

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

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

Bulletin Inst. r. Sci. Nat. Belg. (Sci. Terre) 52 (3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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