Athyris

Athyris
Temporal range: Lower Devonian - Triassic
Athyris concentrica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Brachiopoda
Class:
Rhynchonellata
Order:
Athyridida
Family:
Athyrididae
Genus:
Athyris

McCoy, 1844
species
  • A. concentrica (Von Buch, 1834) type = Terebratula concentrica
  • A. lamellosa (Léveillé)
  • A. vittata Hall
Synonyms

Cliothyris, Spirithyris, Euthyris, Cleidothyris

Athyris is a brachiopod genus with a subequally biconvex shell that is generally wider than long and a range that extends from the Silurian into the Triassic. Athyris is the type genus for the Athyrididae, which belongs to the articulate order Athyridida. R.C. Moore (1952) gives a shorter range, from the Mid Devonian to the Lower Mississippian.

Alverezites, Bruntonites, and Meristospira are among related genera.

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