Megathiris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Megathyridoidea
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: Megathyridoidea

Familia: Megathyrididae
Genus: Megathiris
Species: M. barroisi – M. bidiscoidea – M. capensis – M. detruncata

Name

Megathiris d’Orbigny, 1847: 269

Type species: Megathiris detruncata (Gmelin, 1791)

Synonyms

• Argyope Davidson, 1850
• Aryope Davidson, 1850
• Megathyris Bronn, 1848

References

Primary references

• d’Orbigny A. 1847. Considérations zoologiques et géologiques sur les Brachiopodes ou Palliobranches, parts 1–2. Comptes Rendus hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (2nd series) 25(5): 193–195; 25(7): 266–269. BHL; BHL. Also published in Annales des Sciences Naturelles (series 3) 8: 241–270. BHL Reference page. 

Links

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