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Terebratulidae

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Terebratula sp.

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Terebratula sp.

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Gibbithyris sp.

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Description

Terebratulidae is a family of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Late Devonian. It is subdivided into 11 subfamilies.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terebratulidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	7526	https://www.gbif.org/species/7526
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	80701	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=80701

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Terebratulidae

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

Scientific Name

Terebratulidae

Name Published In

Gray J.E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. .

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Articulata	stated without evidence	Huxley, 1869
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratulacea	stated without evidence	Marasti, 1973
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratulacea	stated with evidence	Cooper, 1993
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Articulata	stated without evidence	Pacaud and Le Renard, 1995
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratulacea	stated without evidence	Craig, 2000
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratuloidea	stated with evidence	Bitner and Martinell, 2001
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratuloidea	stated without evidence	Bitner and Crame, 2002
Terebratulidae	family	belongs to Terebratuloidea	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

245

Extant Size (PBDB)

70 (29%)

First Recorded Appearance

272 - 269 Ma
Permian

Motility

stationary, attached

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

F. Atrops and Y. Alméras. 2005. Les Brachiopodes du Callovien de l'Ouarsenis (Tell algérien): paléontologie, biostratigraphie et paléoenvironnements. Revue de Paléobiologie 24(2):563-595

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terebratulidae

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cheirothyrinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Dallithyridinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		16	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Dictyothyrinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Gryphinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		110	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Loboidothyrinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Lobothyrinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Plicatoriinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		21	48.6 Ma Eocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Seymourinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Terebratulinae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		702	272 Ma Permian	0 Ma Extant
Tichosininae subfamily	listed (PBDB)		22	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Acrobrochus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Arapsothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Arctosia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Cyranoia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Dallithyris genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	38.0 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Dolichozygus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant
Dysedrosia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Ebiscothyris genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Epacrosina genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Erymnia genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Gibbithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		25	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Giraliathyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Goniothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	237 Ma Middle Triassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Gryphus genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		110	66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Gurlarnella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	20.4 Ma Miocene	20.4 Ma Miocene
Kanakythyris genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Liothyrella genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		84	86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	0 Ma Extant
Liothyrina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	41.3 Ma Eocene	0 Ma Extant
Lobothyroides ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	237 Ma Middle Triassic	222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Maltaia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Moisseevia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pamirothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	237 Ma Middle Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Plicatoria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	48.6 Ma Eocene	0.01 Ma Pleistocene
Pliothyrina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		30	38.0 Ma Eocene	2.59 Ma Pleistocene
Pseudogibbithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Pseudorhaetina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic	228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic
Pycnobrochus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	36.0 Ma Eocene	36.0 Ma Eocene
Rhytisoria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	59.2 Ma Paleocene	59.2 Ma Paleocene
Rugithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Seymourella ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Sogxianthyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Stenosarina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Tanyoscapha ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	41.3 Ma Eocene	41.3 Ma Eocene
Terebratula genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		570	272 Ma Permian	0 Ma Extant
Tichosina genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	56.0 Ma Paleocene	0 Ma Extant
Trichothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Vex ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic
Zygonaria genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)				0 Ma Extant

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1840	Terebratulidae Gray
1869	Terebratulidae Huxley p. 116
1973	Terebratulidae Marasti p. 113
1993	Terebratulidae Cooper p. 1
1995	Terebratulidae Pacaud and Le Renard p. 151
2000	Terebratulidae Craig p. 118
2001	Terebratulidae Bitner and Martinell p. 180
2002	Terebratulidae Bitner and Crame p. 78
2005	Terebratulidae Atrops and Alméras p. 665
2006	Terebratulidae Williams et al. p. 2054

References

Atrops F., Alméras Y. (2005) Les Brachiopodes du Callovien de l'Ouarsenis (Tell algérien): paléontologie, biostratigraphie et paléoenvironnements, Revue de Paléobiologie 24 2, 563-595

Marasti R. (1973) La fauna tortoniana del T. Stirone (limite Parmense-Piacentino), Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana 12 1, 76-120

Cooper M. R. (1993) Rectithyrid brachiopods (Terebratulacea) from the Cretaceous of Zululand, Durban Museum Novitates 18, 1-12

Pacaud J.-M., Le Renard J. (1995) Révision des Mollusques Paléogénes du Bassin de Paris. IV - Liste systématique actualisée, Cossmanniana 3 4, 155-187

Craig R. S. (2000) The Cenozoic brachiopods of the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia 43 1, 111-152

Bitner M. A., Martinell J. (2001) Pliocene brachiopods from the Estepona area (Málaga, South Spain), Revista Española de Paleontología 16 2, 177-185

Bitner M. A., Crame J. A. (2002) Brachiopods from the Lower Miocene of King George Island, West Antarctica, Polish Polar Research 23 1, 75-84

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

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

Gray J.E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals, pp. 105-152, in: Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum, ed. 42. G. Woodfall. London. 370 pp. . - via World Register of Marine Species

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

WoRMS (Mar 2013) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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