Amphithyris

Amphithyris buckmani (on Solenosmilia variabilis)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Platidioidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Brachiopoda Subphylum: Rhynchonelliformea Classis: Rhynchonellata Ordo: Terebratulida Subordo: Terebratellidina Superfamilia: Platidioidea

Familia: Platidiidae
Genus: Amphithyris
Species: A. buckmani – A. cavernicola – A. comitodentis – A. hallettensis – A. parva – A. richardsonae – A. seminula

Name

Amphithyris Thomson, 1918: 20

Type species: Amphithyris buckmani Thomson, 1918: 22, pl. 15, fig. 29, pl. 16, fig. 35 (by original designation)

References

Primary references

• Thomson, J.A. 1918. Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911–14, Under the Leadership of Sir Douglas Mawson, D.Sc., B.E., Brachiopoda. Scientific Reports (series C) 4(3): 1–76. Reference page. 
• Nauendorf, A., Wörheide, G. & Lüter, C. 2014. Revision of the brachiopod genus Amphithyris (Rhynchonelliformea: Platidiidae) with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3847(2): 221–240. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3847.2.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Amphithyris – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Amphithyris in the World Register of Marine Species

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