Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Brachiopoda > Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea > Class Rhynchonellata > Order Terebratulida > Suborder Terebratellidina > Superfamily Megathyridoidea

Megathyrididae Dall, 1870

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Argyrotheca Dall, 1900
Joania Alvarez, Brunton & Long, 2008
Megathiris d'Orbigny, 1847

Literature

original description	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.
basis of record	Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp.
additional source	Howson, C.M. (2001). Brachiopoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 334

Genbank

Citation

Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Megathyrididae Dall, 1870. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:104033