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taxonomy Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
of extant (living) Brachiopoda by Emig, Bitner & Álvarez (2019). There are over 400 living species and over 120 living genera of
brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, w ...
s classified within 3 classes and 5 orders, listed below. Extinct groups are not listed.Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019
Brachiopoda database
Accessed 2020-09-27.


Major groups

Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806 *Subphylum
Linguliformea Linguliformea is a subphylum of inarticulate brachiopods. These were the earliest of brachiopods, ranging from the Cambrian into the Holocene. They rapidly diversified during the Cambrian into the Ordovician, but most families became extinct by ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 **Class
Lingulata Lingulata is a class of brachiopods, among the oldest of all brachiopods having existed since the Cambrian period (). They are also among the most morphologically conservative of the brachiopods, having lasted from their earliest appearance to the ...
Gorjansky et Popov, 1985 ***Order
Lingulida Lingulida is an order of brachiopods. Extinct species The following are extinct species and genera belonging to the family Lingulidae.Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019Linguliformea Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27. *'' Lin ...
Waagen, 1885 *Subphylum
Craniiformea Craniata is a class of brachiopods originating in the Cambrian period and still extant today. It is the only class within the subphylum Craniiformea, one of three major subphyla of brachiopods alongside linguliforms and rhynchonelliforms. Cran ...
Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993 **Class
Craniata A craniate is a member of the Craniata (sometimes called the Craniota), a proposed clade of chordate animals with a skull of hard bone or cartilage. Living representatives are the Myxini (hagfishes), Hyperoartia (including lampreys), and the muc ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 ***Order
Craniida The Craniidae are a family of brachiopods, commonly known as lamp shells. Although it belongs to a subdivision called the inarticulata which have shells where the mineral content consist of calcium phosphate, the Craniidae have shells that consis ...
Waagen, 1885 *Subphylum
Rhynchonelliformea Rhynchonelliformea is a major subphylum and clade of brachiopods. It is equivalent to the former class Articulata, which was used previously in brachiopod taxonomy. Articulate brachiopods have many anatomical differences relative to "inarticulate" ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 **Class
Rhynchonellata The Rhynchonellata is a class of Lower Cambrian to Recent articulate brachiopods that combines orders from within the Rhynchonelliformea (Articulata revised) with well developed pedicle attachment. Shell forms vary from those with wide hinge li ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 ***Order
Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized by their strongly ribbed wedge-shaped or nut-like shells, and the very short hing ...
Kuhn, 1949 ***Order
Thecideida Thecideida is an order of cryptic articulate brachiopods characterized by their small size and habit of cementing their ventral valves to hard substrates such as shells, rocks and carbonate hardgrounds. Thecideides first appear in the Triassic ...
Elliot, 1958 ***Order
Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include living brachiopods, but are inarticulates. The name, Terebratula, may be derived f ...
Waagen, 1883 ****Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883 ****Suborder
Terebratellidina Terebratellidina is one of two existing suborders of Terebratulid brachiopods, the other being Terebratulidina. Classification * Superfamily Kraussinoidea * Superfamily Laqueoidea * Superfamily Megathyridoidea * Superfamily Platidioidea ...
Muir-Wood, 1955


Order

Lingulida Lingulida is an order of brachiopods. Extinct species The following are extinct species and genera belonging to the family Lingulidae.Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019Linguliformea Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27. *'' Lin ...

Subphylum
Linguliformea Linguliformea is a subphylum of inarticulate brachiopods. These were the earliest of brachiopods, ranging from the Cambrian into the Holocene. They rapidly diversified during the Cambrian into the Ordovician, but most families became extinct by ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class
Lingulata Lingulata is a class of brachiopods, among the oldest of all brachiopods having existed since the Cambrian period (). They are also among the most morphologically conservative of the brachiopods, having lasted from their earliest appearance to the ...
Gorjansky et Popov, 1985 :Order
Lingulida Lingulida is an order of brachiopods. Extinct species The following are extinct species and genera belonging to the family Lingulidae.Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019Linguliformea Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27. *'' Lin ...
Waagen, 1885 *Superfamily Linguloidea Menke, 1828 **Family
Lingulidae ''Lingula'' is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. ''Lingula'' or forms very close in appearance have existed possibly since the Cambrian. Like its relatives, it has two unadorned organo-phosphatic valves and a long fleshy stalk. ' ...
Menke, 1828 **** Genus '' Lingula'' Bruguière, 1791 ***** '' Lingula rostrum'' (Shaw, 1798) ***** ''
Lingula anatina ''Lingula anatina'' is a brachiopod species in the genus '' Lingula''. Like others in its genus, ''L. anatina'' is a filter feeder that uses a lophophore The lophophore () is a characteristic feeding organ possessed by four major groups of ...
'' Lamarck, 1801 ***** ''
Lingula tumidula Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: * ''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old * Lingala la ...
'' Reeve, 1841 ***** ''
Lingula parva Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: * ''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old * Lingala la ...
'' Smith, 1871 ***** ''
Lingula adamsi Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: * ''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old * Lingala la ...
'' Dall, 1873 ***** ''
Lingula reevei Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: * ''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old * Lingala la ...
'' Davidson, 1880 ***** ''
Lingula translucida Lingula is Latin for "little tongue". It can stand for: * ''Lingula'' (brachiopod), a brachiopod genus of the family Lingulidae, which is among the few brachiopods surviving today but also known from fossils over 500 million years old * Lingala la ...
'' Dall, 1920 **** Genus ''
Glottidia ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *''Glottidia albida'' *''Glottidia audebarti'' *'' Glottidia bravardi'' *'' Glottidia in ...
'' Dall, 1870 ***** ''
Glottidia semen ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *''Glottidia albida'' *''Glottidia audebarti'' *'' Glottidia bravardi'' *'' Glottidia in ...
'' (Broderip, 1833) ***** ''
Glottidia audebarti ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *''Glottidia albida'' *'' Glottidia audebarti'' *'' Glottidia bravardi'' *'' Glottidia i ...
'' (Broderip, 1833) ***** ''
Glottidia albida ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *'' Glottidia albida'' *'' Glottidia audebarti'' *'' Glottidia bravardi'' *'' Glottidia ...
'' (Hinds, 1844) ***** ''
Glottidia pyramidata ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae ''Lingula'' is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. ''Lingula'' or forms very close in appearance have existed possibly since the Cambrian. Like its relati ...
'' (Stimpson, 1860) ***** ''
Glottidia palmeri ''Glottidia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Lingulidae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *''Glottidia albida'' *''Glottidia audebarti'' *''Glottidia bravardi'' *''Glottidia inex ...
'' Dall, 1871 *Superfamily Discinoidea Gray, 1840 **Family
Discinidae Discinidae is a family in the brachiopod superfamily Discinoidea. Unlike most brachiopods, which have uniformly calcitic or phosphatic shells, modern-day discinids incorporate tablets of silica into their valves. These are covered with vesicles ...
Gray, 1840 **** Genus '' Pelagodiscus'' Dall, 1908 ***** '' Pelagodiscus atlanticus'' (King, 1868) **** Genus ''
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'' Lamarck, 1819 ***** '' Discina striata'' (Schumacher, 1817) **** Genus '' Discinisca'' Dall, 1871 ***** '' Discinisca laevis'' (Sowerby, 1822) ***** '' Discinisca lamellosa'' (Broderip, 1834) ***** '' Discinisca tenuis'' (Sowerby, 1847) ***** '' Discinisca rikuzenensis'' (Hatai, 1940) ***** '' Discinisca lamellosa'' sensu d'Hondt, 1976 **** Genus '' Discradisca'' Stenzel, 1964 ***** '' Discradisca cumingii'' (Broderip, 1833) ***** '' Discradisca strigata'' (Broderip, 1834) ***** '' Discradisca antillarum'' (d'Orbigny, 1846) ***** '' Discradisca stella'' (Gould, 1862) ***** '' Discradisca sparselineata'' (Dall, 1920) ***** '' Discradisca indica'' (Dall, 1920)


Order

Craniida The Craniidae are a family of brachiopods, commonly known as lamp shells. Although it belongs to a subdivision called the inarticulata which have shells where the mineral content consist of calcium phosphate, the Craniidae have shells that consis ...

Subphylum
Craniiformea Craniata is a class of brachiopods originating in the Cambrian period and still extant today. It is the only class within the subphylum Craniiformea, one of three major subphyla of brachiopods alongside linguliforms and rhynchonelliforms. Cran ...
Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993, Class
Craniata A craniate is a member of the Craniata (sometimes called the Craniota), a proposed clade of chordate animals with a skull of hard bone or cartilage. Living representatives are the Myxini (hagfishes), Hyperoartia (including lampreys), and the muc ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019
Craniiformea
Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27. :Order
Craniida The Craniidae are a family of brachiopods, commonly known as lamp shells. Although it belongs to a subdivision called the inarticulata which have shells where the mineral content consist of calcium phosphate, the Craniidae have shells that consis ...
Waagen, 1885 *Superfamily Cranioidea Menke, 1828 **Family
Craniidae The Craniidae are a family of brachiopods, commonly known as lamp shells. Although it belongs to a subdivision called the inarticulata which have shells where the mineral content consist of calcium phosphate, the Craniidae have shells that consis ...
Menke, 1828 **** Genus ''
Novocrania ''Novocrania'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brac ...
'' Lee et Brunton, 2001 ***** '' Novocrania anomala'' (Müller, 1776) ***** '' Novocrania turbinata'' (poli, 1795) ***** '' Novocrania lecointei'' (Joubin, 1901) ***** '' Novocrania huttoni'' (Thomson, 1916) ***** '' Novocrania philippinensis'' (Dall, 1920) ***** '' Novocrania chathamensis''? (Allan, 1940) ***** '' Novocrania roseoradiata'' (Jackson, 1952) ***** '' Novocrania indonesiensis'' (Zezina, 1981) ***** '' Novocrania altivertex'' Zezina, 1990 **** Genus ''
Valdiviathyris ''Valdiviathyris'' is a genus of craniate brachiopods that has changed little since the Silurian, from when fossils are known. The extant species ''V. quenstedti'' is known from the late Eocene. It was initially known only from the holotype colle ...
'' Helmcke, 1940 ***** ''
Valdiviathyris quenstedti ''Valdiviathyris quenstedti'' is a small species of brachiopods with a maximum size of about wide. Distribution Occurrence over time Specimens attributed to ''V. quenstedti'' from the Upper Eocene have been found near New Zealand. Recent ...
'' Helmcke, 1940 **** Genus ''
Neoancistrocrania ''Neoancistrocrania'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Craniidae The Craniidae are a family of brachiopods, commonly known as lamp shells. Although it belongs to a subdivision called the inarticulata which have shell ...
'' Laurin, 1992 ***** '' Neoancistrocrania norfolki'' Laurin, 1992


Order

Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized by their strongly ribbed wedge-shaped or nut-like shells, and the very short hing ...

Subphylum
Rhynchonelliformea Rhynchonelliformea is a major subphylum and clade of brachiopods. It is equivalent to the former class Articulata, which was used previously in brachiopod taxonomy. Articulate brachiopods have many anatomical differences relative to "inarticulate" ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class
Rhynchonellata The Rhynchonellata is a class of Lower Cambrian to Recent articulate brachiopods that combines orders from within the Rhynchonelliformea (Articulata revised) with well developed pedicle attachment. Shell forms vary from those with wide hinge li ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019
Rhynchonelliformea
Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27. :Order
Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized by their strongly ribbed wedge-shaped or nut-like shells, and the very short hing ...
Kuhn, 1949 *Superfamily Pugnacoidea Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956 **Family
Basiliolidae Basiliolidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * ''Acanthobasiliola ''Acanthobasiliola'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae. The only species is ''Acanthob ...
Cooper, 1959 ***Subfamily Acanthobasiliolinae Zezina, 1981 **** Genus ''
Acanthobasiliola ''Acanthobasiliola'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae. The only species is ''Acanthobasiliola doederleini''. The species is found in Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator ...
'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Acanthobasiliola doederleini'' (Davidson, 1886) ***Subfamily Basiliolinae Cooper, 1959 **** Genus '' Rhytirhynchia'' Cooper, 1957 ***** '' Rhytirhynchia sladeni'' (Dall, 1910) **** Genus ''
Basiliolella ''Basiliolella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae Basiliolidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * ''Acanthobasiliola ''Acanthobasiliola'' is a monotypic genus of ...
'' d'Hondt, 1987 ***** ''
Basiliolella grayi ''Basiliolella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species: *''Basiliolella colurnus ''Basiliolella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolid ...
'' (Woodward, 1855) ***** ''
Basiliolella colurnus ''Basiliolella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae Basiliolidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * ''Acanthobasiliola ''Acanthobasiliola'' is a monotypic genus of ...
'' (Hedley, 1905) **** Genus '' Basiliola'' Dall, 1908 ***** '' Basiliola beecheri'' (Dall, 1895) ***** '' Basiliola lucida'' (Gould, 1862) ***** '' Basiliola pompholyx'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Basiliola elongata'' Cooper, 1959 ***** '' Basiliola arnaudi'' Cooper, 1981 ***Subfamily Uncertain **** Genus ''
Striarina ''Striarina'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Basiliolidae Basiliolidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * ''Acanthobasiliola ''Acanthobasiliola'' is a monotypic g ...
'' Cooper 1973 ***** '' Striarina valdiviae'' (Helmcke, 1940) *Superfamily Dimerelloidea Buckman, 1912 **Family
Cryptoporidae Cryptoporidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized ...
Muir-Wood, 1955 **** Genus '' Cryptopora'' Jeffreys 1869 ***** ''
Cryptopora gnomon Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Jeffreys, 1869 ***** ''
Cryptopora boettgeri Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Helmcke, 1940 ***** ''
Cryptopora rectimarginata Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Cooper, 1959 ***** ''
Cryptopora maldiviensis Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Muir-Wood, 1959 ***** ''
Cryptopora curiosa Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Cooper, 1973 ***** ''
Cryptopora hesperis Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Cooper, 1982 ***** ''
Cryptopora norfolkensis Cryptopora may refer to: * ''Cryptopora'' (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods in the family Cryptoporidae * ''Cryptopora'', a fossil genus of bryozoans in the family Semicosciniidae, synonym of '' Semicoscinium'' * ''Cryptopora'', a genus of prot ...
'' Bitner, 2009 **** Genus ''
Aulites ''Aulites'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Cryptoporidae Cryptoporidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articul ...
'' Richardson 1987 ***** ''
Aulites brazieri ''Aulites'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Cryptoporidae Cryptoporidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articul ...
'' (Crane, 1886) ***** ''
Aulites crosnieri ''Aulites'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Cryptoporidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species: *''Aulites brazieri ''Aulites'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Cryptoporidae Cryptop ...
'' Bitner, 2009 *Superfamily Norelloidea Ager, 1959 **Family
Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''Compsothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum o ...
Cooper, 1959 ***Subfamily Freileiinae Cooper, 1959 **** Genus ''
Grammetaria ''Grammetaria'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian ...
'' Cooper, 1959 ***** ''
Grammetaria bartschi ''Grammetaria'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia and New Zealand. Species: *''Grammetaria africana ''Grammetaria'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family ...
'' (Dall, 1920) ***** ''
Grammetaria africana ''Grammetaria'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae. The species of this genus are found in Malesia Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the Equator and the boundaries of the Indomalayan and Australasian ...
'' Hiller, 1986 ***** '' Grammetaria minuta'' Zezina, 1994 **** Genus ''
Frieleia ''Frieleia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''Compsothyris'' is ...
'' Dall 1895 ***** '' Frieleia halli'' Dall, 1895 ***** '' Frieleia pellucida'' (Yabe et Hatai, 1934) **** Genus ''
Compsothyris ''Compsothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brac ...
'' Jackson, 1918 ***** ''
Compsothyris racovitzae ''Compsothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae. The species of this genus are found in southernmost South Hemisphere. Species: *''Compsothyris ballenyi ''Compsothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopo ...
'' (Joubin, 1901) ***** ''
Compsothyris ballenyi ''Compsothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brac ...
'' Foster, 1974 ***Subfamily Hispanirhynchiinae Cooper, 1959 **** Genus ''
Parasphenarina ''Parasphenarina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''Compsothyris ...
'' Motchurova-Dekova, Saito et Endo, 2002 ***** ''
Parasphenarina cavernicola ''Parasphenarina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''Compsothyris ...
'' Motchuro-Dekova, Saito et Endo, 2002 ***** ''
Parasphenarina ezogremena ''Parasphenarina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae. Species: *''Parasphenarina cavernicola ''Parasphenarina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods ...
'' (Zezina, 1981) **** Genus ''
Manithyris ''Manithyris'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''Comps ...
'' Foster, 1974 ***** '' Manithyris rossi'' Foster, 1974 **** Genus ''
Hispanirhynchia ''Hispanirhynchia'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Frieleiidae Frieleiidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera Genera: * '' Abyssorhynchia'' Zezina, 1980 * ''Compsothyris ''C ...
'' Thomson, 1927 ***** '' Hispanirhynchia cornea'' (Fischer, 1887) **** Genus ''
Abyssorhynchia ''Abyssorhynchia'' is an extant brachiopod genus found in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depe ...
'' Zezina, 1980 ***** ''
Abyssorhynchia craneana ''Abyssorhynchia'' is an extant brachiopod genus found in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depe ...
'' (Dall, 1895) ***Subfamily Neorhynchiinae Mancenido et Owen, 2002 **** Genus '' Neorhynchia'' Thomson, 1915 ***** '' Neorhynchia strebeli'' (Dall, 1908) **Family
Tethyrhynchiidae ''Tethyrhynchia'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the monotypic family Tethyrhynchiidae. The only species is ''Tethyrhynchia mediterranea''. The species is found in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connec ...
Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994) **** Genus ''
Tethyrhynchia ''Tethyrhynchia'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the monotypic family Tethyrhynchiidae. The only species is ''Tethyrhynchia mediterranea''. The species is found in the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connec ...
'' Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994) ***** '' Tethyrhynchia mediterranea'' Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994) *Superfamily Hemithiridoidea Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956 **Family
Hemithirididae Hemithirididae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida. Genera: * '' Hemithiris'' d'Orbigny, 1847 * †'' Patagorhynchia'' Allan, 1938 * ''Pemphixina ''Pemphixina'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopod Brachiopods () ...
Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956 **** Genus ''
Pemphixina ''Pemphixina'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve mollu ...
'' Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Pemphixina pyxidata'' (Davidson, 1880) **** Genus ''
Hemithiris ''Hemithiris'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Hemithirididae. The species of this genus are found in Europe and Northern America. Species: *''Hemithiris braunsi'' *''Hemithiris dibbleei'' *''Hemithiris parvillima'' *''Hemi ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1847 ***** '' Hemithiris psittacea'' (Gmelin, 1790) ***** '' Hemithiris woodwardi'' (Adams, 1863) **Family
Notosariidae Notosariidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized by ...
Mancenido et Owen, 2002 **** Genus ''
Notosaria ''Notosaria'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Notosariidae Notosariidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articula ...
'' Cooper, 1959 ***** '' Notosaria nigricans'' (Sowerby, 1846) ***** '' Notosaria reinga'' Lee et Wilson, 1979


Order

Thecideida Thecideida is an order of cryptic articulate brachiopods characterized by their small size and habit of cementing their ventral valves to hard substrates such as shells, rocks and carbonate hardgrounds. Thecideides first appear in the Triassic ...

Subphylum
Rhynchonelliformea Rhynchonelliformea is a major subphylum and clade of brachiopods. It is equivalent to the former class Articulata, which was used previously in brachiopod taxonomy. Articulate brachiopods have many anatomical differences relative to "inarticulate" ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class
Rhynchonellata The Rhynchonellata is a class of Lower Cambrian to Recent articulate brachiopods that combines orders from within the Rhynchonelliformea (Articulata revised) with well developed pedicle attachment. Shell forms vary from those with wide hinge li ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 :Order
Thecideida Thecideida is an order of cryptic articulate brachiopods characterized by their small size and habit of cementing their ventral valves to hard substrates such as shells, rocks and carbonate hardgrounds. Thecideides first appear in the Triassic ...
Elliot, 1958 *Superfamily Thecideoidea Gray, 1840 **Family Thecidellinidae Elliot, 1958 ***Subfamily Thecidellininae Elliot, 1953 **** Genus '' Thecidellina'' Thomson, 1915 ***** '' Thecidellina barretti'' (Davidson, 1864) ***** '' Thecidellina maxilla'' (Hedley, 1899) ***** '' Thecidellina blochmanni'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Thecidellina japonica'' (Hayasaka, 1938) ***** '' Thecidellina congregata'' Cooper, 1954 ***** '' Thecidellina meyeri'' Hoffmann et Lüter, 2008 ***** '' Thecidellina bahamiensis'' Lüter, Hoffmann et Logan, 2008 ***** '' Thecidellina williamsi'' Lüter, Hoffmann et Logan, 2008 ***** '' Thecidellina insolita'' Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010 ***** '' Thecidellina europa'' Logan, Hoffmann et Lüter, 2015 ***** '' Thecidellina mawaliana'' Simon, Lüter, Logan et Mottequin, 2018 ***** '' Thecidellina leipnitzae'' Simon, Hiller, Logan et Mottequin, 2019 **** Genus '' Kakanuiella'' Lee et Robinson, 2003 ***** '' Kakanuiella chathamensis'' Lüter, 2005 ***Subfamily Minutellinae Logan et Baker, 2013 **** Genus '' Minutella'' Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010 ***** '' Minutella minuta'' (Cooper, 1981) ***** '' Minutella tristani'' Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010 ***** '' Minutella bruntoni'' Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010 **Family Thecideidae Gray, 1840 ***Subfamily Lacazellinae Backhaus, 1959 **** Genus '' Lacazella'' Munier-Chalmas, 1880 ***** '' Lacazella mediterranea'' (Risso, 1826) ***** '' Lacazella australis'' (Tate, 1880) ***** '' Lacazella mauritiana'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Lacazella caribbeanensis'' Cooper, 1977 **** Genus '' Pajaudina'' Logan, 1988 ***** '' Pajaudina atlantica'' Logan, 1988 **** Genus '' Ospreyella'' Lüter, 2003 in Lüter, Wörheide & Reitner (2003) ***** '' Ospreyella depressa'' Lüter et Wörheide, 2003 ***** '' Ospreyella maldiviana'' Logan, 2005 ***** '' Ospreyella palauensis'' Logan, 2008 ***** '' Ospreyella mutiara'' Simon et Hoffmann, 2013 ***** '' Ospreyella mayottensis'' Simon, Hiller, Logan & Mottequin, 2019


Order

Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include living brachiopods, but are inarticulates. The name, Terebratula, may be derived f ...

Subphylum
Rhynchonelliformea Rhynchonelliformea is a major subphylum and clade of brachiopods. It is equivalent to the former class Articulata, which was used previously in brachiopod taxonomy. Articulate brachiopods have many anatomical differences relative to "inarticulate" ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class
Rhynchonellata The Rhynchonellata is a class of Lower Cambrian to Recent articulate brachiopods that combines orders from within the Rhynchonelliformea (Articulata revised) with well developed pedicle attachment. Shell forms vary from those with wide hinge li ...
Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996 :Order
Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include living brachiopods, but are inarticulates. The name, Terebratula, may be derived f ...
Waagen, 1883


Suborder Terebratulidina

Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883 *Superfamily Terebratuloidea Gray, 1840 **Family Terebratulidae Gray, 1840 **** Genus '' Ebiscothyris'' Bitner et Cohen, 2015 ***** '' Ebiscothyris bellonensis'' Bitner et Cohen, 2015 ***Subfamily Terebratulinae Gray, 1840 **** Genus '' Acrobrochus'' Cooper 1983 ***** '' Acrobrochus vema'' (Cooper, 1973) ***** '' Acrobrochus blochmanni'' (Jackson, 1912) ***** '' Acrobrochus marotiriensis'' Bitner, 2007 **** Genus '' Liothyrella'' Thomson 1916 ***** '' Liothyrella uva'' (Broderip, 1883) ***** '' Liothyrella moseleyi'' (Davidson, 1878) ***** '' Liothyrella winteri'' (Blochmann, 1906) ***** '' Liothyrella neozelanica'' Thomson, 1918 ***** '' Liothyrella delsolari'' Cooper, 1982 ***Subfamily Gryphinae Sahni, 1929 **** Genus '' Gryphus'' Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811 ***** '' Gryphus vitreus'' (Born, 1778) ***** '' Gryphus clarkeana'' Dall, 1895 ***** '' Gryphus tokionis'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Gryphus capensis'' Jackson, 1952 ***Subfamily Tichosininae Cooper, 1983 **** Genus '' Tichosina'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina floridensis'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina bartletti'' (Dall, 1882) ***** '' Tichosina bartschi'' (Cooper, 1934) ***** '' Tichosina abrupta'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina bahamiensis'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina bullisi'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina dubia'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina elongata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina erecta'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina expansa'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina labiata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina martinicensis'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina obesa'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina pillsburyae'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina plicata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina rotundovata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina solida'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina subtriangulata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Tichosina truncata'' Cooper, 1977 **** Genus '' Arctosia'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Arctosia arctica'' (Friele, 1877) **** Genus '' Dolichozygus'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Dolichozygus stearnsii'' (Dall et Pilsbry, 1891) **** Genus '' Dysedrosia'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Dysedrosia borneoensis'' (Dall, 1920) **** Genus '' Erymnia'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Erymnia muralifera'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Erymnia angustata'' Cooper, 1977 **** Genus '' Zygonaria'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Zygonaria joloensis'' (Dall, 1920) ***** '' Zygonaria davidsoni'' (Adams, 1867) ***Subfamily Dallithyridinae Katz et Popov, 1974 **** Genus '' Dallithyris'' Muir-Wood, 1959 ***** '' Dallithyris fulva'' (Blochmann, 1906) ***** '' Dallithyris murrayi'' Muir-Wood, 1959 ***** '' Dallithyris dubia''? Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Dallithyris pacifica'' Bitner, 2006 ***** '' Dallithyris tahitiensis'' Bitner, 2014 **** Genus '' Kanakythyris'' Laurin, 1997 ***** '' Kanakythyris pachyrhynchos'' Laurin, 1997 **** Genus '' Stenosarina'' Cooper 1977 ***** '' Stenosarina angustata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Stenosarina nitens'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Stenosarina oregonae'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Stenosarina parva'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Stenosarina globosa'' Laurin, 1997 ***** '' Stenosarina lata'' Laurin, 1997 ***** '' Stenosarina davidsoni'' Logan, 1998 - now '' Stenosarina sphenoidea'' (Philippi, 1844) ***** '' Stenosarina crosnieri'' (Cooper, 1983) *Superfamily Dyscolioidea Fischer et Oelhert, 1891 **Family
Dyscoliidae Dyscoliidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida. Genera Genera: * ''Abyssothyris ''Abyssothyris'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have har ...
Fischer et Oelhert, 1891 ***Subfamily Dyscoliinae Fischer et Oelhert, 1891 **** Genus '' Dyscolia'' Fischer et Oehlert, 1890 ***** '' Dyscolia wyvillei'' (Davidson, 1878) ***** '' Dyscolia subquadrata'' (Jeffreys, 1878) ***** '' Dyscolia johannisdavisi'' (Alcock, 1894) ***** '' Dyscolia radiata'' Cooper, 1981 **** Genus '' Goniobrochus'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Goniobrochus ewingi'' (Cooper, 1973) ***Subfamily Aenigmathyridinae Cooper, 1983 **** Genus ''
Abyssothyris ''Abyssothyris'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Br ...
'' Thomson, 1927 ***** ''
Abyssothyris wyvillei ''Abyssothyris'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Dyscoliidae. Species: *''Abyssothyris briggsi ''Abyssothyris'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have ...
'' (Davidson, 1878) **** Genus '' Acrobelesia'' Cooper, 1983 ***** '' Acrobelesia cooperi'' (d'Hondt, 1976) **** Genus '' Xenobrochus'' Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Xenobrochus africanus'' (Cooper, 1973) ***** '' Xenobrochus translucidus'' (Dall, 1920) ***** '' Xenobrochus agulhasensis'' (Helmcke, 1939) ***** '' Xenobrochus indianensis'' (Cooper, 1973) ***** '' Xenobrochus anomalus'' Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Xenobrochus australis'' Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Xenobrochus naudei'' Hiller, 1994 ***** '' Xenobrochus rotundus'' Bitner, 2008 ***** '' Xenobrochus norfolkensis'' Bitner, 2011 ***Subfamily Uncertain **** Genus '' Oceanithyris'' Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013) ***** '' Oceanithyris juveniformis'' Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013) *Superfamily Cancellothyridoidea Thomson, 1926 **Family Cancellothyrididae Thomson, 1926 ***Subfamily Cancellothyridinae Thomson, 1926 **** Genus '' Cancellothyris'' Thomson, 1926 ***** '' Cancellothyris hedleyi'' (Finlay, 1927) **** Genus '' Murravia'' Thomson, 1916 ***** '' Murravia exarata'' (Verco, 1910) in Blochmann (1910) **** Genus '' Surugathyris''? Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Surugathyris surugaensis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 **** Genus '' Terebratulina'' d'Orbigny, 1847 ***** '' Terebratulina retusa'' (Linné, 1758) ***** '' Terebratulina septentrionalis'' (Couthouy, 1838) ***** '' Terebratulina japonica'' (Sowerby, 1846) ***** '' Terebratulina abyssicola'' (Adams et Reeve, 1850) ***** '' Terebratulina cumingii'' Davidson, 1852 ***** '' Terebratulina unguicula'' (Carpenter, 1864) ***** '' Terebratulina cailleti'' Crosse, 1865 ***** '' Terebratulina crossei'' Davidson, 1882 ***** '' Terebratulina kiiensis'' Dall et Pilsbry, 1891 ***** '' Terebratulina radula'' Hedley, 1904 ***** '' Terebratulina valdiviae'' Blochmann, 1908 ***** '' Terebratulina cavata'' Verco, 1910 ***** '' Terebratulina hawaiiensis'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Terebratulina callinome'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Terebratulina reevei'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Terebratulina photina'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Terebratulina pacifica'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Terebratulina kyusyuensis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Terebratulina kitakamiensis'' Hayasaka, 1938 ***** '' Terebratulina peculiaris'' Hatai, 1940 ***** '' Terebratulina sirahamensis'' Hatai, 1940 ***** '' Terebratulina meridionalis'' Jackson, 1952 ***** '' Terebratulina hataiana'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Terebratulina compressa'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Terebratulina austroamericana'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Terebratulina australis'' Bitner, 2006 **Family
Chlidonophoridae Chlidonophoridae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida. Existence Fossils of Chlidonophoridae have been discovered as early as 191-183 MYA in the Jurassic period. her has a total of 52 species out of which 25 are extan ...
Muir-Wood, 1959 ***Subfamily Chlidonophorinae Muir-Wood, 1959 **** Genus '' Chlidonophora'' Dall, 1903 ***** '' Chlidonophora incerta'' (Davidson, 1878) ***** '' Chlidonophora chuni'' Blochmann, 1903 ***Subfamily Eucalathinae Muir-Wood, 1965 **** Genus '' Eucalathis'' Fischer et Œhlert, 1890 ***** '' Eucalathis murrayi'' (Davidson, 1878) ***** '' Eucalathis tuberata'' (Jeffreys, 1878) ***** '' Eucalathis trigona'' (Jeffreys, 1878) ***** '' Eucalathis ergastica'' Fischer et Œhlert, 1890 ***** '' Eucalathis rugosa'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Eucalathis fasciculata'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Eucalathis inflata'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Eucalathis macrorhynchus'' Forster, 1974 ***** '' Eucalathis cubensis'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Eucalathis floridensis'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Eucalathis magna'' Cooper, 1981 ***** '' Eucalathis daphneae'' Bitner et Logan, 2016 ***** '' Eucalathis malgachensis'' Bitner et Logan, 2016 **** Genus '' Melvicalathis'' Lee, Lüter et Zezina, 2008, in Lee et al. (2008) ***** '' Melvicalathis macroctena'' (Zezina, 1981) **** Genus '' Rectocalathis'' Seidel & Lüter, 2014 ***** '' Rectocalathis schemmgregoryi'' Seidel & Lüter, 2014) **** Genus '' Bathynanus'' Foster, 1974 ***** '' Bathynanus tenuicostatus'' Foster, 1974 ***** '' Bathynanus inversus'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Bathynanus rhizopodus'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Bathynanus dalli'' (Davidson, 1878) **** Genus '' Nanacalathis'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Nanacalathis minuta'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Nanacalathis atlantica'' Zezina 1991 **** Genus '' Notozyga'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Notozyga lowenstami'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Notozyga gracilis'' Hiller, 1986 ***Subfamily Agulhasiinae Muir-Wood, 1965 **** Genus ''
Agulhasia ''Agulhasia'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachi ...
'' King 1871 ***** ''
Agulhasia davidsoni ''Agulhasia'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachi ...
'' King, 1871 ***** ''
Agulhasia densicostata ''Agulhasia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Chlidonophoridae. The species of this genus are found in South African Republic. Species: *''Agulhasia davidsoni ''Agulhasia'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phyl ...
'' Cooper, 1988 **Family Cnismatocentridae Cooper, 1973 ***Subfamily Cnismatocentrinae Cooper, 1973 **** Genus '' Cnismatocentrum'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Cnismatocentrum sakhalinensis'' (Dall, 1908) ***** '' Cnismatocentrum parvum'' Zezina, 1970


Suborder

Terebratellidina Terebratellidina is one of two existing suborders of Terebratulid brachiopods, the other being Terebratulidina. Classification * Superfamily Kraussinoidea * Superfamily Laqueoidea * Superfamily Megathyridoidea * Superfamily Platidioidea ...

Suborder
Terebratellidina Terebratellidina is one of two existing suborders of Terebratulid brachiopods, the other being Terebratulidina. Classification * Superfamily Kraussinoidea * Superfamily Laqueoidea * Superfamily Megathyridoidea * Superfamily Platidioidea ...
Muir-Wood, 1955 *Superfamily Zeillerioidea Allan, 1940 **Family Zeilleriidae Allan, 1940 ***Subfamily Macandreviinae Cooper, 1973 **** Genus '' Macandrevia'' King, 1859 ***** '' Macandrevia cranium'' (Müller, 1776) ***** '' Macandrevia tenera'' (Jeffreys, 1876) ***** '' Macandrevia americana'' Dall, 1895 ***** '' Macandrevia diamantina'' Dall, 1895 ***** '' Macandrevia bayeri'' Cooper, 1975 ***** '' Macandrevia africana'' Cooper, 1975 ***** '' Macandrevia emigi'' Bitner et Logan, 2016 *Superfamily Kingenoidea Elliot, 1948 **Family Kingenidae Elliot, 1948 ***Subfamily Ecnomiosinae Cooper, 1977 **** Genus '' Ecnomiosa'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Ecnomiosa gerda'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Ecnomiosa inexpectata'' Cooper, 1981 **Family Aulacothyropsidae Dagys, 1972 ***Subfamily Babukellinae MacKinnon, Smirnova et Lee, 2002 **** Genus '' Fallax'' Atkins, 1960 ***** '' Fallax dalliniformis'' Atkins, 1960 ***** '' Fallax antarcticus'' Foster, 1974 ***** '' Fallax neocaledonensis'' (Laurin, 1997) **** Genus '' Septicollarina'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Septicollarina hemiechinata'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Septicollarina oceanica'' Zezina, 1990 ***** '' Septicollarina zezinae'' Bitner, 2009 *Superfamily Laqueoidea Thomson, 1927 **Family Laqueidae Thomson, 1927 ***Subfamily Laqueinae Thomson, 1927 **** Genus '' Laqueus'' Dall, 1870 ***** '' Laqueus erythraeus'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Laqueus rubellus'' (Sowerby, 1846) ***** '' Laqueus suffusus'' (Dall, 1870) ***** '' Laqueus jeffreysi'' Dall, 1877 ***** '' Laqueus blanfordi'' (Dunker, 1882) ***** '' Laqueus vancouveriensis'' Davidson, 1887 ***** '' Laqueus morsei'' Dall, 1908 ***** '' Laqueus quadratus'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Laqueus proprius'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Laqueus orbicularis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Laqueus concentricus'' Yabe et Hatai, 1936 ***** '' Laqueus pacifica'' Hatai, 1936 ***** '' Laqueus pallidus'' Hatai, 1939 ***Subfamily Glaciarculinae MacKinnon et Lee, 2002 **** Genus ''
Glaciarcula ''Glaciarcula'' is a genus of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brac ...
'' Elliott, 1956 ***** '' Glaciarcula spitzbergensis'' (Davidson, 1852) ***** '' Glaciarcula frieli'' (Davidson, 1878) **Family Frenulinidae Hatai, 1938 ***Subfamily Frenulininae Hatai, 1938 **** Genus '' Frenulina'' Dall, 1894 ***** '' Frenulina sanguinolenta'' (Gmelin, 1790) ***** '' Frenulina mauiensis'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Frenulina cruenta'' Cooper, 1973 **** Genus '' Jolonica'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Jolonica hedleyi'' Dall, 1920 ***** '' Jolonica alcocki'' (Joubin, 1906) ***** '' Jolonica nipponica'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Jolonica suffusa'' (Cooper, 1973) ***Subfamily Pictothyridinae Yabe et Hatai, 1941 **** Genus '' Pictothyris'' Thomson, 1927 ***** '' Pictothyris picta'' (Dallwyn, 1817) ***** '' Pictothyris elegans'' Yabe et Hatai, 1936 ***** '' Pictothyris laquaeformis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1936 ***Subfamily Shimodaiinae MacKinnon et Lee, 2006 **** Genus '' Shimodaia'' MacKinnon, Saito et Endo, 1997 ***** '' Shimodaia pterygiota'' MacKinnon, Saito et Endo, 1997 ***** '' Shimodaia macclesfieldensis'' MacKinnon et Long, 2009 **Family
Terebrataliidae Terebrataliidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include l ...
Richardson, 1975 ***Subfamily Terebrataliinae Richardson, 1975 **** Genus '' Terebratalia'' Beecher, 1895 ***** ''
Terebratalia transversa ''Terebratalia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae. The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Japan. Species: *'' Terebratalia asanoi'' *'' Terebratalia batequia'' *'' Terebratalia bialata'' ...
'' (Sowerby, 1846) ***** ''
Terebratalia coreanica ''Terebratalia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae. The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Japan. Species: *''Terebratalia asanoi'' *''Terebratalia batequia'' *''Terebratalia bialata'' *'' ...
'' (Adams et Reeve, 1850) ***** ''
Terebratalia gouldi ''Terebratalia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae. The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Japan. Species: *''Terebratalia asanoi'' *''Terebratalia batequia'' *''Terebratalia bialata'' *'' ...
'' (Dall, 1891) ***** ''
Terebratalia xanthica ''Terebratalia'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae. The species of this genus are found in Northern America and Japan. Species: *''Terebratalia asanoi'' *''Terebratalia batequia'' *''Terebratalia bialata'' *'' ...
'' (Dall, 1920) **** Genus ''
Coptothyris ''Coptothyris'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae Terebrataliidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachio ...
'' Jackson, 1918 ***** '' Coptothyris grayii'' (Davidson, 1852) **** Genus ''
Dallinella ''Dallinella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae Terebrataliidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the o ...
'' Thomson, 1915 ***** ''
Dallinella obsoleta ''Dallinella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebrataliidae Terebrataliidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the o ...
'' (Dall, 1891) **** Genus '' Diestothyris'' Thomson, 1916 ***** '' Diestothyris frontalis'' (Middendorff, 1849) ***** '' Diestothyris tisimania'' (Nomura et Hatai, 1936) **** Genus '' Tythothyris'' Zezina, 1979 ***** '' Tythothyris rosimarginata'' Zezina, 1979 *Superfamily Uncertain **Family Uncertain **** Genus '' Simplicithyris'' Zezina, 1976 ***** '' Simplicithyris kurilensis'' Zezina, 1976 ***** '' Simplicithyris japonica'' (Dall, 1920) **** Genus '' Holobrachia'' Zezina, 2001 ***** '' Holobrachia vietnamica'' Zezina, 2001 *Superfamily Megathyridoidea Dall, 187 **Family
Megathyrididae Megathyrididae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include ...
Dall, 18700 **** Genus '' Megathiris'' d'Orbigny, 1847 ***** '' Megathiris detruncata'' (Gmelin, 1791) ***** '' Megathiris capensis'' Jackson, 1952 **** Genus ''
Argyrotheca ''Argyrotheca'' is a genus of very small to minute lampshells (maximum long). All species share a large pedicel opening (or foramen), one ridge on the inside of the pedunculate valve, pits in a diamond pattern on the inside of both valves, and ...
'' Dall, 1900 ***** '' Argyrotheca cuneata'' (Risso, 1826) ***** '' Argyrotheca cistellula'' (Wood, 1841) ***** '' Argyrotheca barrettiana'' (Davidson, 1866) ***** '' Argyrotheca woodwardiana'' (Davidson, 1866) ***** '' Argyrotheca schrammi'' (Crosse et Fischer, 1866) ***** '' Argyrotheca rubrotincta'' (Dall, 1871) ***** '' Argyrotheca lutea'' (Dall, 1871) ***** '' Argyrotheca australis'' (Blochmann, 1910) ***** '' Argyrotheca bermudana'' Dall, 1911 ***** '' Argyrotheca johnsoni'' Cooper, 1934 ***** '' Argyrotheca lowei'' Hertlein et Grant, 1944 ***** '' Argyrotheca somaliensis'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Argyrotheca jacksoni'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Argyrotheca thurmanni'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Argyrotheca crassa'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Argyrotheca hewatti'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Argyrotheca rubrocostata'' Cooper, 1977 ***** '' Argyrotheca grandicostata'' Logan, 1983 ***** '' Argyrotheca angulata'' Zezina, 1987 ***** '' Argyrotheca neocaledonensis'' Bitner, 2010 ***** '' Argyrotheca furtive'' Simon, 2010 ***** '' Argyrotheca cooperi'' Bitner et Logan, 2013 **** Genus '' Joania'' Álvarez, Brunton et Long, 2008 ***** '' Joania cordata'' (Risso, 1826) ***** '' Joania mayi'' Blochmann, 1914 ***** '' Joania arguta'' Grant, 1983 **Family
Thaumatosiidae ''Thaumatosia'' is a monotypic genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve moll ...
Cooper, 1973 **** Genus '' Thaumatosia'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Thaumatosia anomala'' Cooper, 1973 *Superfamily Bouchardioidea Allan, 1940 **Family Bouchardiidae Allan, 1940 **** Genus '' Bouchardia'' Davidson, 1850 ***** '' Bouchardia rosea'' (Mawe, 1823) *Superfamily Platidioidea Dall, 1870 **Family Platidiidae Dall, 1870 ***Subfamily Platidiinae Dall, 1870 **** Genus '' Platidia'' Costa, 1852 ***** '' Platidia anomioides'' (Scacchi et Philippi, 1844 in Philippi, 1844) ***** '' Platidia clepsidra'' Cooper, 1973 **** Genus '' Amphithyris'' Thomson, 1918 ***** '' Amphithyris buckmani'' Thomson, 1918 ***** '' Amphithyris seminula'' (Philippi, 1836) ***** '' Amphithyris hallenttensis'' Foster, 1974 ***** '' Amphithyris richardsonae'' Campbell et Fleming, 1981 ***** '' Amphithyris parva'' Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008 ***** '' Amphithyris cavernicola'' Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014 ***** '' Amphithyris comitodensis'' Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014 **** Genus '' Neoaemula'' Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008 ***** '' Neoaemula vector'' Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008 **** Genus '' Annuloplatidia'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Annuloplatidia indopacifica'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Annuloplatidia horni'' (Gabb, 1861) ***** '' Annuloplatidia annulata'' (Atkins, 1959) ***** '' Annuloplatidia richeri'' Bitner, 2009 ***** '' Annuloplatidia curiosa'' Bitner, 2014 ***Subfamily Phaneroporinae Zezina, 1981 **** Genus '' Phaneropora'' Zezina, 1981 ***** '' Phaneropora galatheae'' Zezina, 1981 **** Genus '' Leptothyrella'' Muir-Wood, 1965 ***** '' Leptothyrella incerta'' (Davidson, 1878) ***** '' Leptothyrella ignota'' (Muir-Wood, 1959) ***** '' Leptothyrella fijiensis'' Bitner, 2008 *Superfamily Terebratelloidea King, 1850 **Family
Terebratellidae Terebratellidae is an extant family of brachiopods with a fossil record dating back to the Jurassic.Terebratellinae King, 1850 **** Genus ''
Terebratella ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Bra ...
'' d'Orbigny, 1847 ***** ''
Terebratella dorsata ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebratellidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Terebratella crenulata'' *''Terebratella crofti ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopods belo ...
'' (Gmelin, 1790) ***** ''
Terebratella crenulata ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopod Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Bra ...
'' Sowerby, 1846 ***** ''
Terebratella labradorensis ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebratellidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Terebratella crenulata'' *''Terebratella crofti'' *''Terebratella dorsata ''Terebratella'' is ...
'' Sowerby, 1846 ***** ''
Terebratella tenuis ''Terebratella'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Terebratellidae. The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. Species: *''Terebratella crenulata'' *''Terebratella crofti'' *''Terebratella dorsata'' *''Terebratella labr ...
'' Tort, 2003 **** Genus '' Magasella'' Dall, 1840 ***** '' Magasella sanguinea'' (Leach, 1814) ***** '' Magasella haurakiensis'' (Allan, 1931) **** Genus '' Aerothyris'' Allan, 1939 ***** '' Aerothyris macquariensis'' (Thomson, 1918) ***** '' Aerothyris kerguelensis'' (Davidson, 1878) **** Genus '' Aneboconcha'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Aneboconcha obscura'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Aneboconcha smithii'' (Pfeffer, 1886) ***** '' Aneboconcha eichleri'' (Allan, 1939) - see also Aerothyris kerguelensis **** Genus '' Calloria'' Cooper et Lee, 1993 ***** '' Calloria inconspicua'' (Sowerby, 1846) ***** '' Calloria variegata'' Cooper et Doherty, 1993 **** Genus '' Dyscritosia'' Cooper, 1982 ***** '' Dyscritosia secreta'' Cooper, 1982 **** Genus '' Fosteria'' Zezina, 1980 ***** '' Fosteria spinosa'' (Foster, 1974) **** Genus '' Gyrothyris'' Thomson, 1918 ***** '' Gyrothyris mawsoni'' Thomson, 1918 ***** '' Gyrothyris williamsi'' Bitner, Cohen, Long, Richer de Forges et Saito, 2008 **** Genus '' Neothyris'' Douvillé, 1879 ***** '' Neothyris lenticularis'' (Deshayes, 1839) ***** '' Neothyris ovalis'' (Hutton, 1886) ***** '' Neothyris westpacifica'' Zezina, 2001 **** Genus '' Syntomaria'' Cooper, 1982 ***** '' Syntomaria curiosa'' Cooper, 1982 ***Subfamily Anakineticinae Richardson, 1991 **** Genus '' Anakinetica'' Richardson, 1987 ***** '' Anakinetica cumingii'' (Davidson, 1852) **** Genus '' Parakinetica'' Richardson, 1987 ***** '' Parakinetica stewarti'' Richardson, 1987 ***Subfamily Magellaniinae Beecher, 1895 **** Genus '' Magellania'' Bayle, 1880 ***** '' Magellania flavescens'' (Lamarck, 1819) ***** '' Magellania venosa'' (Solander, 1786) ***** '' Magellania joubini'' Blochmann, 1906 ***** '' Magellania fragilis'' Smith, 1907 ***Subfamily Uncertain **** Genus '' Magadinella'' Thomson, 1915 ***** '' Magadinella mineuri'' Richardson, 1987 **** Genus '' Pirothyris'' Thomson, 1927 ***** '' Pirothyris vercoi'' (Blochmann, 1910) **Family
Dallinidae Dallinidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida. Genera Genera: * †'' Antigoniarcula'' Elliott, 1959 * '' Campages'' Hedley, 1905 * ''Dallina ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum ...
Beecher, 1895 ***Subfamily Dallininae Beecher, 1895 **** Genus ''
Dallina ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Beecher, 1895 ***** ''
Dallina septigera ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' (Lovén, 1845) ***** ''
Dallina raphaelis ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' (Dall, 1870) ***** ''
Dallina triangularis ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** ''
Dallina floridana ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' (Pourtalès, 1867) ***** ''
Dallina obessa ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** ''
Dallina elongata ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Hatai, 1940 ***** '' Dallina profundis'' Konjukova, 1957 ***** ''
Dallina eltanini ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Foster, 1974 ***** ''
Dallina parva ''Dallina'' is a genus of small to average size lampshells (maximum long). It is known since the Miocene. Description Small to large, triangular to subquadrangular in outline; rectimarginate to paraplicate; beak erect, without beak ridges; f ...
'' Cooper, 1981 ***Subfamily Nipponithyridinae Hatai, 1938 **** Genus '' Nipponithyris'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Nipponithyris nipponensis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1934 ***** '' Nipponithyris afra'' Cooper, 1973 ***** '' Nipponithyris lauensis'' Bitner, 2008 **** Genus '' Campages'' Heydley, 1905 ***** '' Campages mariae'' (Adams, 1860) ***** '' Campages furcifera'' (Hedley, 1905) ***** '' Campages asthenia'' (Dall, 1920) ***** '' Campages nipponensis'' Yabe et Hatai, 1935 ***** '' Campages dubius'' Hatai, 1940 ***** '' Campages japonica'' (Hatai, 1940) ***** '' Campages pacifica'' (Hatai, 1940) ***** '' Campages ovalis'' Bitner, 2008 **** Genus '' Jaffaia'' Thomson, 1927 ***** '' Jaffaia jaffaensis'' (Blochmann, 1910) *Superfamily Kraussinoidea Dall, 1870 **Family
Kraussinidae Kraussinidae is a family of brachiopods Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of trochozoan animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brach ...
Dall, 1870 ***Subfamily Kraussininae Dall, 1870. **** Genus '' Kraussina'' Davidson, 1859 ***** '' Kraussina rubra'' (Pallas, 1766) ***** '' Kraussina cognata'' (Sowerby, 1847) ***** '' Kraussina gardineri'' Dall, 1910 ***** '' Kraussina mercatori'' Helmcke, 1939 ***** '' Kraussina crassicostata'' Jackson, 1952 **** Genus '' Megerlina'' Deslongchamps, 1884 ***** ''
Megerlina lamarckiana ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *''Megerlina atkinsoni'' *''Megerlina capensis'' *''Megerlina ...
'' (Davidson, 1852) ***** ''
Megerlina pisum ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *''Megerlina atkinsoni'' *''Megerlina capensis'' *''Megerlina ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) ***** ''
Megerlina natalensis ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *''Megerlina atkinsoni'' *''Megerlina capensis'' *''Megerlina ...
'' (Krauss, 1843) ***** ''
Megerlina capensis ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *''Megerlina atkinsoni'' *'' Megerlina capensis'' *'' Megerli ...
'' (Adams et Reeve, 1850) ***** ''
Megerlina davidsoni ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *''Megerlina atkinsoni'' *''Megerlina capensis'' *'' Megerlin ...
'' (Vélain, 1877) ***** ''
Megerlina atkinsoni ''Megerlina'' is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Kraussinidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia, Southern Africa. Species: *''Megerlina atkinosni'' *'' Megerlina atkinsoni'' *'' Megerlina capensis'' *'' Megerl ...
'' (Woods, 1878) ***** '' Megerlina striata'' Jackson, 1952 **** Genus '' Pumilus'' Atkins, 1958 ***** '' Pumilus antiquatus'' Atkins, 1958 **** Genus '' Megerella'' Bitner et Logan, 2016 ***** '' Megerella hilleri'' Bitner et Logan, 2016 ***Subfamily Megerliinae Hiller, Mackinnon et Nielsen, 2008 **** Genus '' Megerlia'' King, 1850 ***** '' Megerlia truncata'' (Linné, 1767) ***** '' Megerlia granosa'' Seguenza, 1865 ***** '' Megerlia acrura'' Hiller, 1986 **** Genus '' Lenticellaria'' Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016 ***** '' Lenticellaria gregoryi'' Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016 ***** '' Lenticellaria marerubris'' Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016 **** Genus '' Hillerella'' Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016 ***** '' Hillerella bisepta'' Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016


Suborder Uncertain

Suborder Uncertain *Superfamily Gwynioidea MacKinnon, 2006 **** Genus ''
Gwynia ''Gwynia'' is a genus of very small to minute brachiopods.Voskuil, R. P. A. (2004). De Recente en Tertiaire Brachiopoden van het Nederlandse strand: een inventarisatie van de literatuur en commentaar op het vermeende voorkomen van ''Gwynia capsu ...
'' King, 1859 ***** ''
Gwynia capsula ''Gwynia capsula'' is a very small to minute brachiopod (maximally long), currently known from the east Atlantic (France, Belgium, British Isles),Voskuil, R. P. A. (2004). De Recente en Tertiaire Brachiopoden van het Nederlandse strand: een in ...
'' (Jeffreys, 1859) ***** ''
Gwynia macrodentata ''Gwynia'' is a genus of very small to minute brachiopods.Voskuil, R. P. A. (2004). De Recente en Tertiaire Brachiopoden van het Nederlandse strand: een inventarisatie van de literatuur en commentaar op het vermeende voorkomen van ''Gwynia capsu ...
'' Lüter, 2008 **** Genus '' Simpliciforma'' Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013) ***** '' Simpliciforma profunda'' Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)


See also

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List of brachiopod genera This is a list of brachiopod genera which includes both extinct (fossil) forms and extant (living) genera (bolded). Names are according to the conventions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. A *'' Aalenirhynchia'' *'' Aberia'' ...
* List of brachiopod species *
Evolution of brachiopods The origin of the brachiopods is uncertain; they either arose from reduction of a multi-plated tubular organism, or from the folding of a slug-like organism with a protective shell on either end. Since their Cambrian origin, the phylum rose to a ...


References

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