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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4869089	https://www.gbif.org/species/4869089
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	30041	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30041

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Loboidothyrididae : Avonothyris

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	Loboidothyrididae	Makridin 1964
subfamily	Loboidothyridinae	Makridin 1964
genus	Avonothyris	Buckman 1917

Scientific Name

Avonothyris Buckman, 1917

Name Published In

Palaeont. indica, (N. S.) 3, 2

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

170 - 166 Ma
Middle Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

164 - 157 Ma
Jurassic

Motility

stationary (based on Loboidothyrididae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Loboidothyrididae)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

S. S. Buckman. 1917. The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma. Palaeontologia Indica 3(2):1-254

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Avonothyris bella ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris bradfordensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	165 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris corpulenta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris corrugata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris depressa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris distorta ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris gigantea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Avonothyris jordanensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	170 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris langtonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris nannodes ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris obovalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris plicatina ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris sogxianensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris subpentagona ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Avonothyris sulcifera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris trigonata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	168 Ma Middle Jurassic	168 Ma Middle Jurassic
Avonothyris variabilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	166 Ma Middle Jurassic	166 Ma Middle Jurassic

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1917	Avonothyris Buckman p. 102
2002	Avonothyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Avonothyris Williams et al. p. 2082

References

Buckman S. S. (1917) The Brachiopoda of the Namyau Beds, Northern Shan States, Burma, Palaeontologia Indica 3 2, 1-254

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

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

Palaeont. indica, (N. S.) 3, 2 - 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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