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WoRMS taxon details

Abyssothyris briggsi Cooper, 1978 †

1754021  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1754021)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Brachiopoda (Phylum)
  4. Rhynchonelliformea (Subphylum)
  5. Rhynchonellata (Class)
  6. Terebratulida (Order)
  7. Terebratulidina (Suborder)
  8. Dyscolioidea (Superfamily)
  9. Dyscoliidae (Family)
  10. Aenigmathyridinae (Subfamily)
  11. Abyssothyris (Genus)
  12. Abyssothyris briggsi † (Species)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Cooper, G. A. (1978). Tertiary and Quaternary brachiopods from the southwest Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> 38: 1-23. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Holotype  USNM 550840b, geounit Fiji  
Holotype USNM 550840b, geounit Fiji [details]
Etymology This species is named for its discoverer William M. Briggs, Jr., who collected material used to describe the species.  
Etymology This species is named for its discoverer William M. Briggs, Jr., who collected material used to describe the species. [details]

Stratigraphy Miocene, Cenozoic.  
Stratigraphy Miocene, Cenozoic. [details]
WoRMS (2025). Abyssothyris briggsi Cooper, 1978 †. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1754021 on 2025-05-08
Date
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2024-05-29 02:46:01Z
created
Verhoeff, Tristan

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Nomenclature

original description Cooper, G. A. (1978). Tertiary and Quaternary brachiopods from the southwest Pacific. <em>Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology.</em> 38: 1-23. [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

 
 Present  Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio   Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype USNM 550840b, geounit Fiji [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology This species is named for its discoverer William M. Briggs, Jr., who collected material used to describe the species. [details]

Stratigraphy Miocene, Cenozoic. [details]
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