Marine Species Traits - Athyrididae Davidson, 1881 †

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Athyrididae Davidson, 1881 †

AphiaID

1721817 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1721817)

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Athyridoidea Davidson, 1881 †

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Subfamily Athyridinae Davidson, 1881 †
1. Genus Actinoconchus McCoy, 1844 †
2. Genus Athyris McCoy, 1844 †
3. Genus Brimethyris Alvarez, Rong & Boucot, 1998 †
4. Genus Protathyris Kozlowski, 1929 †
Subfamily Athyrisininae Grabau, 1931 †
Subfamily Cleiothyrididinae Alvarez et al., 1998 †
Subfamily Comelicaniinae Merla, 1930 †
Subfamily Didymothyridinae Modzalevskaya, 1979 †
1. Genus Buchanathyris Talent, 1956 †
2. Genus Glassina Hall & Clarke, 1894 †
3. Genus Leptathyris Siehl, 1962 †
Subfamily Helenathyridinae Dagys, 1974 †
1. Genus Biernatella Baliński, 1977 †
2. Genus Helenathyris Alekseeva, 1969 †
3. Genus Neptunathyris Mottequin, 2008 †
Subfamily Lochengiinae Ching & Yang, 1977 †
Subfamily Plicathyridinae Alvarez, 1990 †
Subfamily Pradoiinae Garcia-Alcadle, 1986 †
1. Genus Quadriloba Alvarez, Rong & Boucot, 1999 †
Subfamily Spirigerellinae Grunt, 1965 †
1. Genus Cardiothyris Roberts, 1971 †
2. Genus Composita Brown, 1849 †
3. Genus Spirigera d'Orbigny, 1847 †
4. Genus Spirigerella Waagen, 1883 †
Subfamily Xenosariinae Cooper & Grant, 1976 †
1. Genus Xenosaria Cooper & Grant, 1976 †

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

fossil only

Original description

Davidson, T. (1881). On genera and species of spiral-bearing Brachiopoda, from specimens developed by the Rev. Norman Glass: with notes on the results obtained by Mr. George Maw from extensive washings of the Wenlock and Ludlow shales of Shropshire. Geological Magazine. 8: 1-12. [details]

Taxonomic citation

Traits (2025). Athyrididae Davidson, 1881 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1721817 on 2025-05-24

Thematic species database citation

Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Athyrididae Davidson, 1881 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1721817 on 2025-05-24

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2023-12-10 23:01:14Z

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Verhoeff, Tristan

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original description Davidson, T. (1881). On genera and species of spiral-bearing Brachiopoda, from specimens developed by the Rev. Norman Glass: with notes on the results obtained by Mr. George Maw from extensive washings of the Wenlock and Ludlow shales of Shropshire. Geological Magazine. 8: 1-12. [details]

basis of record Alvarez, F.; Rong, Jia-Yu; Boucot, A. J. (1998). The Classification of Athyridid Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology. 72(5): 827-855. [details] Available for editors

additional source Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. (1997-2007). Part H revised, Brachiopoda. Geological Society of America, Boulder; and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence,. vol. 1-6. [details]

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