Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Brachythyrididae
Full reference: F. M'Coy. 1844. A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland 1-207
Parent taxon: Brachythyrididae according to A. Williams et al. 2006
See also Campbell and Engel 1963 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Cathayspirina, Dalaia, Ella, Latibrachythyris, Meristorygma, Pustuloplica, Pustuloplicinae
Subtaxa: Brachythyris chouteauensis Brachythyris ellipsoideus Brachythyris ozarkensis Brachythyris quadriradiatus Brachythyris solida Brachythyris ufensis
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of Canada (5: British Columbia, Nunavut, Yukon collections), China (2), Laos (1), the Russian Federation (2), Slovenia (1), United States (2: Alaska)
• Carboniferous of Australia (45), Canada (14: Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon), China (4), France (1), Ireland (4), Libya (1), Pakistan (1), the United Kingdom (17), United States (51: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah)
• Devonian of Canada (1: Alberta), China (1), United States (1: New Mexico)
Total: 154 collections including 177 occurrences
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