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Postepithyrididae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3252181	https://www.gbif.org/species/3252181
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	130602	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=130602

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Postepithyrididae

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	Loboidothyridoidea	Makridin 1964
family	Postepithyrididae	Tchorzhevsky 1974

Scientific Name

Postepithyrididae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Postepithyrididae	family	belongs to Loboidothyridoidea	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2006

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

188

First Recorded Appearance

247 - 242 Ma
Triassic

Last Recorded Appearance

101 - 94 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Motility

stationary

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

E. S. Tchorzhevsky. 1974. New data on inner shell structure and systematics of Jurassic terebratulid brachiopods from Superfamily Terebratuloidea Gray, 1840 and Loboidothyridoidea Makridin, 1964. Bulletin of the Kharkov University 5(108):42-57

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Arceythyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		32	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Caryona ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Conarothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	176 Ma Early Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Crispithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		17	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Epithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		22	176 Ma Early Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Euidothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	176 Ma Early Jurassic	170 Ma Middle Jurassic
Ferrythyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	183 Ma Early Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Galliennithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		29	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Gigantothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		18	176 Ma Early Jurassic	172 Ma Middle Jurassic
Glyphisaria ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		4	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Habrobrochus ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Heimia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic
Holcothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		169	247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic	157 Ma Jurassic
Juralina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Kutchithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		187	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Maritimithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Millythyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		39	172 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Moeschia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Peculneithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous	133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous
Perrierithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	165 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Petalothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	174 Ma Middle Jurassic
Plectoidothyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	174 Ma Middle Jurassic	101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Postepithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	164 Ma Middle Jurassic	156 Ma Jurassic
Pseudoaulacothyris ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Somalithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	164 Ma Middle Jurassic
Thadiqithyris ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Xestosina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		60	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	151 Ma Late Jurassic
Gallienithyris maltonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1974	Postepithyrididae Tchorzhevsky
2006	Postepithyrididae Williams et al. p. 2108

References

Tchorzhevsky E. S. (1974) New data on inner shell structure and systematics of Jurassic terebratulid brachiopods from Superfamily Terebratuloidea Gray, 1840 and Loboidothyridoidea Makridin, 1964, Bulletin of the Kharkov University 5 108, 42-57

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

The Paleobiology Database (2010 version). - 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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