Platidiidae

Amphithyris buckmani

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Platidiidae
Subfamiliae: Phaneroporinae – Platidiinae

Overview of genera: †Aemula – Amphithyris – Annuloplatidia – †Germanoplatidia – Leptothyrella – Neoaemula – Phaneropora – Platidia – †Scumulus

Name

Platidiidae Dall, 1870: 97, 142 (as 'Platidiinæ')

• Type genus: Platidia Costa, 1852

References

Primary references

• Dall, W.H. 1870. A revision of the Terebratulidae and Lingulidae, with remarks on and descriptions of some recent forms. American Journal of Conchology 6(2): 88–168, pl. 6–8. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Mackinnon, D.I.; Hiller, N.; Long, S.L.; Marshall, B.A. 2008: Neoaemula, a new genus of platidiid brachiopod, with new observations on species referred to the Recent platidiid brachiopod genus Amphithyris Thomson. Fossils and strata, 54: 321–331.

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