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Carneithyris ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4869101	https://www.gbif.org/species/4869101
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	30075	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=30075

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : Carneithyris

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	Gibbithyrididae	Muir-Wood 1965
subfamily	Carneithyridinae	Muir-Wood 1965
genus	Carneithyris	Sahni 1925

Scientific Name

Carneithyris Sahni, 1925

Name Published In

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) 15

Opinions (PBDB)

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

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

83.6 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous

Last Recorded Appearance

47.8 - 41.3 Ma
Eocene

Motility

stationary (based on Gibbithyrididae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Gibbithyrididae)

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

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Carneithyris aequivalvis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	56.0 Ma Paleocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Carneithyris carnea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carneithyris ciplyensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carneithyris hilarionis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Carneithyris rockallensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carneithyris subcardinalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		21	83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous	70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous
Carneithyris subpentagonalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Carneithyris subregularis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	47.8 Ma Eocene	47.8 Ma Eocene
Ellipsothyris similis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Magnithyris magna ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Ogmusia incissa ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Ornithothyris carinata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Piarothyris rotunda ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Pulchrithyris gracilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Terebratula incissa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pulchrithyris Sahni, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Pulchrithyris*
Magnithyris Sahni, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Magnithyris*
Chatwinothyris	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Chatwinothyris*
Ellipsothyris Sahni, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Ellipsothyris*
Piarothyris Sahni, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Piarothyris*
Ornithothyris Sahni, 1925	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Terebratulida : Gibbithyrididae : *Ornithothyris*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1925	Ellipsothyris Sahni
1925	Magnithyris Sahni
1925	Piarothyris Sahni
1925	Pulchrithyris Sahni
1983	Ogmusia Cooper p. 207
2002	Carneithyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Chatwinothyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Ogmusia Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Ornithothyris Sepkoski, Jr.
2006	Carneithyris Williams et al. p. 2078

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

Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., (9) 15 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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. 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

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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