List of living brachiopod species explained

The following is a taxonomy of extant (living) Brachiopoda by Emig, Bitner & Álvarez (2019). There are over 400 living species and over 120 living genera of brachiopods classified within 3 classes and 5 orders, listed below. Extinct groups are not listed.^[1]

Major groups

Phylum Brachiopoda Duméril, 1806

Subphylum Linguliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996
- Class Lingulata Gorjansky et Popov, 1985
  - Order Lingulida Waagen, 1885
Subphylum Craniiformea Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993
- Class Craniata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996
  - Order Craniida Waagen, 1885
Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996
- Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996
  - Order Rhynchonellida Kuhn, 1949
  - Order Thecideida Elliot, 1958
  - Order Terebratulida Waagen, 1883
    - Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883
    - Suborder Terebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955

Order Lingulida

Subphylum Linguliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Lingulata Gorjansky et Popov, 1985^[2]

Order Lingulida Waagen, 1885

Superfamily Linguloidea Menke, 1828
- Family Lingulidae Menke, 1828
  - - Genus Lingula Bruguière, 1791
      - Lingula rostrum (Shaw, 1798)
      - Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801
      - Lingula tumidula Reeve, 1841
      - Lingula parva Smith, 1871
      - Lingula adamsi Dall, 1873
      - Lingula reevei Davidson, 1880
      - Lingula translucida Dall, 1920
    - Genus Glottidia Dall, 1870
      - Glottidia semen (Broderip, 1833)
      - Glottidia audebarti (Broderip, 1833)
      - Glottidia albida (Hinds, 1844)
      - Glottidia pyramidata (Stimpson, 1860)
      - Glottidia palmeri Dall, 1871
Superfamily Discinoidea Gray, 1840
- Family Discinidae Gray, 1840
  - - Genus Pelagodiscus Dall, 1908
      - Pelagodiscus atlanticus (King, 1868)
    - Genus Discina Lamarck, 1819
      - Discina striata (Schumacher, 1817)
    - Genus Discinisca Dall, 1871
      - Discinisca laevis (Sowerby, 1822)
      - Discinisca lamellosa (Broderip, 1834)
      - Discinisca tenuis (Sowerby, 1847)
      - Discinisca rikuzenensis (Hatai, 1940)
      - Discinisca lamellosa sensu d'Hondt, 1976
    - Genus Discradisca Stenzel, 1964
      - Discradisca cumingii (Broderip, 1833)
      - Discradisca strigata (Broderip, 1834)
      - Discradisca antillarum (d'Orbigny, 1846)
      - Discradisca stella (Gould, 1862)
      - Discradisca sparselineata (Dall, 1920)
      - Discradisca indica (Dall, 1920)

Order Craniida

Subphylum Craniiformea Popov, Basset, Holmer et Laurie, 1993, Class Craniata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996^[3]

Order Craniida Waagen, 1885

Superfamily Cranioidea Menke, 1828
- Family Craniidae Menke, 1828
  - - Genus Novocrania Lee et Brunton, 2001
      - Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776)
      - Novocrania turbinata (poli, 1795)
      - Novocrania lecointei (Joubin, 1901)
      - Novocrania huttoni (Thomson, 1916)
      - Novocrania philippinensis (Dall, 1920)
      - Novocrania chathamensis? (Allan, 1940)
      - Novocrania roseoradiata (Jackson, 1952)
      - Novocrania indonesiensis (Zezina, 1981)
      - Novocrania altivertex Zezina, 1990
    - Genus Valdiviathyris Helmcke, 1940
      - Valdiviathyris quenstedti Helmcke, 1940
    - Genus Neoancistrocrania Laurin, 1992
      - Neoancistrocrania norfolki Laurin, 1992

Order Rhynchonellida

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996^[4]

Order Rhynchonellida Kuhn, 1949

Superfamily Pugnacoidea Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956
- Family Basiliolidae Cooper, 1959
  - Subfamily Acanthobasiliolinae Zezina, 1981
    - Genus Acanthobasiliola Zezina, 1981
      - Acanthobasiliola doederleini (Davidson, 1886)
  - Subfamily Basiliolinae Cooper, 1959
    - Genus Rhytirhynchia Cooper, 1957
      - Rhytirhynchia sladeni (Dall, 1910)
    - Genus Basiliolella d'Hondt, 1987
      - Basiliolella grayi (Woodward, 1855)
      - Basiliolella colurnus (Hedley, 1905)
    - Genus Basiliola Dall, 1908
      - Basiliola beecheri (Dall, 1895)
      - Basiliola lucida (Gould, 1862)
      - Basiliola pompholyx Dall, 1920
      - Basiliola elongata Cooper, 1959
      - Basiliola arnaudi Cooper, 1981
  - Subfamily Uncertain
    - Genus Striarina Cooper 1973
      - Striarina valdiviae (Helmcke, 1940)
Superfamily Dimerelloidea Buckman, 1912
- Family Cryptoporidae Muir-Wood, 1955
  - - Genus Cryptopora Jeffreys 1869
      - Cryptopora gnomon Jeffreys, 1869
      - Cryptopora boettgeri Helmcke, 1940
      - Cryptopora rectimarginata Cooper, 1959
      - Cryptopora maldiviensis Muir-Wood, 1959
      - Cryptopora curiosa Cooper, 1973
      - Cryptopora hesperis Cooper, 1982
      - Cryptopora norfolkensis Bitner, 2009
    - Genus Aulites Richardson 1987
      - Aulites brazieri (Crane, 1886)
      - Aulites crosnieri Bitner, 2009
Superfamily Norelloidea Ager, 1959
- Family Frieleiidae Cooper, 1959
  - Subfamily Freileiinae Cooper, 1959
    - Genus Grammetaria Cooper, 1959
      - Grammetaria bartschi (Dall, 1920)
      - Grammetaria africana Hiller, 1986
      - Grammetaria minuta Zezina, 1994
    - Genus Frieleia Dall 1895
      - Frieleia halli Dall, 1895
      - Frieleia pellucida (Yabe et Hatai, 1934)
    - Genus Compsothyris Jackson, 1918
      - Compsothyris racovitzae (Joubin, 1901)
      - Compsothyris ballenyi Foster, 1974
  - Subfamily Hispanirhynchiinae Cooper, 1959
    - Genus Parasphenarina Motchurova-Dekova, Saito et Endo, 2002
      - Parasphenarina cavernicola Motchuro-Dekova, Saito et Endo, 2002
      - Parasphenarina ezogremena (Zezina, 1981)
    - Genus Manithyris Foster, 1974
      - Manithyris rossi Foster, 1974
    - Genus Hispanirhynchia Thomson, 1927
      - Hispanirhynchia cornea (Fischer, 1887)
    - Genus Abyssorhynchia Zezina, 1980
      - Abyssorhynchia craneana (Dall, 1895)
  - Subfamily Neorhynchiinae Mancenido et Owen, 2002
    - Genus Neorhynchia Thomson, 1915
      - Neorhynchia strebeli (Dall, 1908)
- Family Tethyrhynchiidae Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994)
  - - Genus Tethyrhynchia Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994)
      - Tethyrhynchia mediterranea Logan 1994, in Logan & Zibrowius (1994)
Superfamily Hemithiridoidea Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956
- Family Hemithirididae Rzhonsnitskaia, 1956
  - - Genus Pemphixina Cooper, 1981
      - Pemphixina pyxidata (Davidson, 1880)
    - Genus Hemithiris d'Orbigny, 1847
      - Hemithiris psittacea (Gmelin, 1790)
      - Hemithiris woodwardi (Adams, 1863)
- Family Notosariidae Mancenido et Owen, 2002
  - - Genus Notosaria Cooper, 1959
      - Notosaria nigricans (Sowerby, 1846)
      - Notosaria reinga Lee et Wilson, 1979

Order Thecideida

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996

Order Thecideida Elliot, 1958

Superfamily Thecideoidea Gray, 1840
- Family Thecidellinidae Elliot, 1958
  - Subfamily Thecidellininae Elliot, 1953
    - Genus Thecidellina Thomson, 1915
      - Thecidellina barretti (Davidson, 1864)
      - Thecidellina maxilla (Hedley, 1899)
      - Thecidellina blochmanni Dall, 1920
      - Thecidellina japonica (Hayasaka, 1938)
      - Thecidellina congregata Cooper, 1954
      - Thecidellina meyeri Hoffmann et Lüter, 2008
      - Thecidellina bahamiensis Lüter, Hoffmann et Logan, 2008
      - Thecidellina williamsi Lüter, Hoffmann et Logan, 2008
      - Thecidellina insolita Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010
      - Thecidellina europa Logan, Hoffmann et Lüter, 2015
      - Thecidellina mawaliana Simon, Lüter, Logan et Mottequin, 2018
      - Thecidellina leipnitzae Simon, Hiller, Logan et Mottequin, 2019
    - Genus Kakanuiella Lee et Robinson, 2003
      - Kakanuiella chathamensis Lüter, 2005
  - Subfamily Minutellinae Logan et Baker, 2013
    - Genus Minutella Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010
      - Minutella minuta (Cooper, 1981)
      - Minutella tristani Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010
      - Minutella bruntoni Hoffmann et Lüter, 2010
- Family Thecideidae Gray, 1840
  - Subfamily Lacazellinae Backhaus, 1959
    - Genus Lacazella Munier-Chalmas, 1880
      - Lacazella mediterranea (Risso, 1826)
      - Lacazella australis (Tate, 1880)
      - Lacazella mauritiana Dall, 1920
      - Lacazella caribbeanensis Cooper, 1977
    - Genus Pajaudina Logan, 1988
      - Pajaudina atlantica Logan, 1988
    - Genus Ospreyella Lüter, 2003 in Lüter, Wörheide & Reitner (2003)
      - Ospreyella depressa Lüter et Wörheide, 2003
      - Ospreyella maldiviana Logan, 2005
      - Ospreyella palauensis Logan, 2008
      - Ospreyella mutiara Simon et Hoffmann, 2013
      - Ospreyella mayottensis Simon, Hiller, Logan & Mottequin, 2019

Order Terebratulida

Subphylum Rhynchonelliformea Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996, Class Rhynchonellata Williams, Carlson, Brunton, Holmer et Popov, 1996

Order Terebratulida Waagen, 1883

Suborder Terebratulidina

Suborder Terebratulidina Waagen, 1883

Superfamily Terebratuloidea Gray, 1840
- Family Terebratulidae Gray, 1840
  - - Genus Ebiscothyris Bitner et Cohen, 2015
      - Ebiscothyris bellonensis Bitner et Cohen, 2015
  - Subfamily Terebratulinae Gray, 1840
    - Genus Acrobrochus Cooper 1983
      - Acrobrochus vema (Cooper, 1973)
      - Acrobrochus blochmanni (Jackson, 1912)
      - Acrobrochus marotiriensis Bitner, 2007
    - Genus Liothyrella Thomson 1916
      - Liothyrella uva (Broderip, 1883)
      - Liothyrella moseleyi (Davidson, 1878)
      - Liothyrella winteri (Blochmann, 1906)
      - Liothyrella neozelanica Thomson, 1918
      - Liothyrella delsolari Cooper, 1982
  - Subfamily Gryphinae Sahni, 1929
    - Genus Gryphus Megerle von Mühlfeld, 1811
      - Gryphus vitreus (Born, 1778)
      - Gryphus clarkeana Dall, 1895
      - Gryphus tokionis Dall, 1920
      - Gryphus capensis Jackson, 1952
  - Subfamily Tichosininae Cooper, 1983
    - Genus Tichosina Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina floridensis Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina bartletti (Dall, 1882)
      - Tichosina bartschi (Cooper, 1934)
      - Tichosina abrupta Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina bahamiensis Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina bullisi Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina dubia Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina elongata Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina erecta Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina expansa Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina labiata Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina martinicensis Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina obesa Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina pillsburyae Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina plicata Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina rotundovata Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina solida Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina subtriangulata Cooper, 1977
      - Tichosina truncata Cooper, 1977
    - Genus Arctosia Cooper, 1983
      - Arctosia arctica (Friele, 1877)
    - Genus Dolichozygus Cooper, 1983
      - Dolichozygus stearnsii (Dall et Pilsbry, 1891)
    - Genus Dysedrosia Cooper, 1983
      - Dysedrosia borneoensis (Dall, 1920)
    - Genus Erymnia Cooper, 1977
      - Erymnia muralifera Cooper, 1977
      - Erymnia angustata Cooper, 1977
    - Genus Zygonaria Cooper, 1983
      - Zygonaria joloensis (Dall, 1920)
      - Zygonaria davidsoni (Adams, 1867)
  - Subfamily Dallithyridinae Katz et Popov, 1974
    - Genus Dallithyris Muir-Wood, 1959
      - Dallithyris fulva (Blochmann, 1906)
      - Dallithyris murrayi Muir-Wood, 1959
      - Dallithyris dubia? Cooper, 1981
      - Dallithyris pacifica Bitner, 2006
      - Dallithyris tahitiensis Bitner, 2014
    - Genus Kanakythyris Laurin, 1997
      - Kanakythyris pachyrhynchos Laurin, 1997
    - Genus Stenosarina Cooper 1977
      - Stenosarina angustata Cooper, 1977
      - Stenosarina nitens Cooper, 1977
      - Stenosarina oregonae Cooper, 1977
      - Stenosarina parva Cooper, 1977
      - Stenosarina globosa Laurin, 1997
      - Stenosarina lata Laurin, 1997
      - Stenosarina davidsoni Logan, 1998 - now Stenosarina sphenoidea (Philippi, 1844)
      - Stenosarina crosnieri (Cooper, 1983)
Superfamily Dyscolioidea Fischer et Oelhert, 1891
- Family Dyscoliidae Fischer et Oelhert, 1891
  - Subfamily Dyscoliinae Fischer et Oelhert, 1891
    - Genus Dyscolia Fischer et Oehlert, 1890
      - Dyscolia wyvillei (Davidson, 1878)
      - Dyscolia subquadrata (Jeffreys, 1878)
      - Dyscolia johannisdavisi (Alcock, 1894)
      - Dyscolia radiata Cooper, 1981
    - Genus Goniobrochus Cooper, 1983
      - Goniobrochus ewingi (Cooper, 1973)
  - Subfamily Aenigmathyridinae Cooper, 1983
    - Genus Abyssothyris Thomson, 1927
      - Abyssothyris wyvillei (Davidson, 1878)
    - Genus Acrobelesia Cooper, 1983
      - Acrobelesia cooperi (d'Hondt, 1976)
    - Genus Xenobrochus Cooper, 1981
      - Xenobrochus africanus (Cooper, 1973)
      - Xenobrochus translucidus (Dall, 1920)
      - Xenobrochus agulhasensis (Helmcke, 1939)
      - Xenobrochus indianensis (Cooper, 1973)
      - Xenobrochus anomalus Cooper, 1981
      - Xenobrochus australis Cooper, 1981
      - Xenobrochus naudei Hiller, 1994
      - Xenobrochus rotundus Bitner, 2008
      - Xenobrochus norfolkensis Bitner, 2011
  - Subfamily Uncertain
    - Genus Oceanithyris Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)
      - Oceanithyris juveniformis Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)
Superfamily Cancellothyridoidea Thomson, 1926
- Family Cancellothyrididae Thomson, 1926
  - Subfamily Cancellothyridinae Thomson, 1926
    - Genus Cancellothyris Thomson, 1926
      - Cancellothyris hedleyi (Finlay, 1927)
    - Genus Murravia Thomson, 1916
      - Murravia exarata (Verco, 1910) in Blochmann (1910)
    - Genus Surugathyris? Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Surugathyris surugaensis Yabe et Hatai, 1934
    - Genus Terebratulina d'Orbigny, 1847
      - Terebratulina retusa (Linné, 1758)
      - Terebratulina septentrionalis (Couthouy, 1838)
      - Terebratulina japonica (Sowerby, 1846)
      - Terebratulina abyssicola (Adams et Reeve, 1850)
      - Terebratulina cumingii Davidson, 1852
      - Terebratulina unguicula (Carpenter, 1864)
      - Terebratulina cailleti Crosse, 1865
      - Terebratulina crossei Davidson, 1882
      - Terebratulina kiiensis Dall et Pilsbry, 1891
      - Terebratulina radula Hedley, 1904
      - Terebratulina valdiviae Blochmann, 1908
      - Terebratulina cavata Verco, 1910
      - Terebratulina hawaiiensis Dall, 1920
      - Terebratulina callinome Dall, 1920
      - Terebratulina reevei Dall, 1920
      - Terebratulina photina Dall, 1920
      - Terebratulina pacifica Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Terebratulina kyusyuensis Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Terebratulina kitakamiensis Hayasaka, 1938
      - Terebratulina peculiaris Hatai, 1940
      - Terebratulina sirahamensis Hatai, 1940
      - Terebratulina meridionalis Jackson, 1952
      - Terebratulina hataiana Cooper, 1973
      - Terebratulina compressa Cooper, 1973
      - Terebratulina austroamericana Zezina, 1981
      - Terebratulina australis Bitner, 2006
- Family Chlidonophoridae Muir-Wood, 1959
  - Subfamily Chlidonophorinae Muir-Wood, 1959
    - Genus Chlidonophora Dall, 1903
      - Chlidonophora incerta (Davidson, 1878)
      - Chlidonophora chuni Blochmann, 1903
  - Subfamily Eucalathinae Muir-Wood, 1965
    - Genus Eucalathis Fischer et Œhlert, 1890
      - Eucalathis murrayi (Davidson, 1878)
      - Eucalathis tuberata (Jeffreys, 1878)
      - Eucalathis trigona (Jeffreys, 1878)
      - Eucalathis ergastica Fischer et Œhlert, 1890
      - Eucalathis rugosa Cooper, 1973
      - Eucalathis fasciculata Cooper, 1973
      - Eucalathis inflata Cooper, 1973
      - Eucalathis macrorhynchus Forster, 1974
      - Eucalathis cubensis Cooper, 1977
      - Eucalathis floridensis Cooper, 1977
      - Eucalathis magna Cooper, 1981
      - Eucalathis daphneae Bitner et Logan, 2016
      - Eucalathis malgachensis Bitner et Logan, 2016
    - Genus Melvicalathis Lee, Lüter et Zezina, 2008, in Lee et al. (2008)
      - Melvicalathis macroctena (Zezina, 1981)
    - Genus Rectocalathis Seidel & Lüter, 2014
      - Rectocalathis schemmgregoryi Seidel & Lüter, 2014)
    - Genus Bathynanus Foster, 1974
      - Bathynanus tenuicostatus Foster, 1974
      - Bathynanus inversus Zezina, 1981
      - Bathynanus rhizopodus Zezina, 1981
      - Bathynanus dalli (Davidson, 1878)
    - Genus Nanacalathis Zezina, 1981
      - Nanacalathis minuta Zezina, 1981
      - Nanacalathis atlantica Zezina 1991
    - Genus Notozyga Cooper, 1977
      - Notozyga lowenstami Cooper, 1977
      - Notozyga gracilis Hiller, 1986
  - Subfamily Agulhasiinae Muir-Wood, 1965
    - Genus Agulhasia King 1871
      - Agulhasia davidsoni King, 1871
      - Agulhasia densicostata Cooper, 1988
- Family Cnismatocentridae Cooper, 1973
  - Subfamily Cnismatocentrinae Cooper, 1973
    - Genus Cnismatocentrum Dall, 1920
      - Cnismatocentrum sakhalinensis (Dall, 1908)
      - Cnismatocentrum parvum Zezina, 1970

Suborder Terebratellidina

Suborder Terebratellidina Muir-Wood, 1955

Superfamily Zeillerioidea Allan, 1940
- Family Zeilleriidae Allan, 1940
  - Subfamily Macandreviinae Cooper, 1973
    - Genus Macandrevia King, 1859
      - Macandrevia cranium (Müller, 1776)
      - Macandrevia tenera (Jeffreys, 1876)
      - Macandrevia americana Dall, 1895
      - Macandrevia diamantina Dall, 1895
      - Macandrevia bayeri Cooper, 1975
      - Macandrevia africana Cooper, 1975
      - Macandrevia emigi Bitner et Logan, 2016
Superfamily Kingenoidea Elliot, 1948
- Family Kingenidae Elliot, 1948
  - Subfamily Ecnomiosinae Cooper, 1977
    - Genus Ecnomiosa Cooper, 1977
      - Ecnomiosa gerda Cooper, 1977
      - Ecnomiosa inexpectata Cooper, 1981
- Family Aulacothyropsidae Dagys, 1972
  - Subfamily Babukellinae MacKinnon, Smirnova et Lee, 2002
    - Genus Fallax Atkins, 1960
      - Fallax dalliniformis Atkins, 1960
      - Fallax antarcticus Foster, 1974
      - Fallax neocaledonensis (Laurin, 1997)
    - Genus Septicollarina Zezina, 1981
      - Septicollarina hemiechinata Zezina, 1981
      - Septicollarina oceanica Zezina, 1990
      - Septicollarina zezinae Bitner, 2009
Superfamily Laqueoidea Thomson, 1927
- Family Laqueidae Thomson, 1927
  - Subfamily Laqueinae Thomson, 1927
    - Genus Laqueus Dall, 1870
      - Laqueus erythraeus Dall, 1920
      - Laqueus rubellus (Sowerby, 1846)
      - Laqueus suffusus (Dall, 1870)
      - Laqueus jeffreysi Dall, 1877
      - Laqueus blanfordi (Dunker, 1882)
      - Laqueus vancouveriensis Davidson, 1887
      - Laqueus morsei Dall, 1908
      - Laqueus quadratus Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Laqueus proprius Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Laqueus orbicularis Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Laqueus concentricus Yabe et Hatai, 1936
      - Laqueus pacifica Hatai, 1936
      - Laqueus pallidus Hatai, 1939
  - Subfamily Glaciarculinae MacKinnon et Lee, 2002
    - Genus Glaciarcula Elliott, 1956
      - Glaciarcula spitzbergensis (Davidson, 1852)
      - Glaciarcula frieli (Davidson, 1878)
- Family Frenulinidae Hatai, 1938
  - Subfamily Frenulininae Hatai, 1938
    - Genus Frenulina Dall, 1894
      - Frenulina sanguinolenta (Gmelin, 1790)
      - Frenulina mauiensis Dall, 1920
      - Frenulina cruenta Cooper, 1973
    - Genus Jolonica Dall, 1920
      - Jolonica hedleyi Dall, 1920
      - Jolonica alcocki (Joubin, 1906)
      - Jolonica nipponica Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Jolonica suffusa (Cooper, 1973)
  - Subfamily Pictothyridinae Yabe et Hatai, 1941
    - Genus Pictothyris Thomson, 1927
      - Pictothyris picta (Dallwyn, 1817)
      - Pictothyris elegans Yabe et Hatai, 1936
      - Pictothyris laquaeformis Yabe et Hatai, 1936
  - Subfamily Shimodaiinae MacKinnon et Lee, 2006
    - Genus Shimodaia MacKinnon, Saito et Endo, 1997
      - Shimodaia pterygiota MacKinnon, Saito et Endo, 1997
      - Shimodaia macclesfieldensis MacKinnon et Long, 2009
- Family Terebrataliidae Richardson, 1975
  - Subfamily Terebrataliinae Richardson, 1975
    - Genus Terebratalia Beecher, 1895
      - Terebratalia transversa (Sowerby, 1846)
      - Terebratalia coreanica (Adams et Reeve, 1850)
      - Terebratalia gouldi (Dall, 1891)
      - Terebratalia xanthica (Dall, 1920)
    - Genus Coptothyris Jackson, 1918
      - Coptothyris grayii (Davidson, 1852)
    - Genus Dallinella Thomson, 1915
      - Dallinella obsoleta (Dall, 1891)
    - Genus Diestothyris Thomson, 1916
      - Diestothyris frontalis (Middendorff, 1849)
      - Diestothyris tisimania (Nomura et Hatai, 1936)
    - Genus Tythothyris Zezina, 1979
      - Tythothyris rosimarginata Zezina, 1979
Superfamily Uncertain
- Family Uncertain
  - - Genus Simplicithyris Zezina, 1976
      - Simplicithyris kurilensis Zezina, 1976
      - Simplicithyris japonica (Dall, 1920)
    - Genus Holobrachia Zezina, 2001
      - Holobrachia vietnamica Zezina, 2001
Superfamily Megathyridoidea Dall, 187
- Family Megathyrididae Dall, 18700
  - - Genus Megathiris d'Orbigny, 1847
      - Megathiris detruncata (Gmelin, 1791)
      - Megathiris capensis Jackson, 1952
    - Genus Argyrotheca Dall, 1900
      - Argyrotheca cuneata (Risso, 1826)
      - Argyrotheca cistellula (Wood, 1841)
      - Argyrotheca barrettiana (Davidson, 1866)
      - Argyrotheca woodwardiana (Davidson, 1866)
      - Argyrotheca schrammi (Crosse et Fischer, 1866)
      - Argyrotheca rubrotincta (Dall, 1871)
      - Argyrotheca lutea (Dall, 1871)
      - Argyrotheca australis (Blochmann, 1910)
      - Argyrotheca bermudana Dall, 1911
      - Argyrotheca johnsoni Cooper, 1934
      - Argyrotheca lowei Hertlein et Grant, 1944
      - Argyrotheca somaliensis Cooper, 1973
      - Argyrotheca jacksoni Cooper, 1973
      - Argyrotheca thurmanni Cooper, 1973
      - Argyrotheca crassa Cooper, 1977
      - Argyrotheca hewatti Cooper, 1977
      - Argyrotheca rubrocostata Cooper, 1977
      - Argyrotheca grandicostata Logan, 1983
      - Argyrotheca angulata Zezina, 1987
      - Argyrotheca neocaledonensis Bitner, 2010
      - Argyrotheca furtive Simon, 2010
      - Argyrotheca cooperi Bitner et Logan, 2013
    - Genus Joania Álvarez, Brunton et Long, 2008
      - Joania cordata (Risso, 1826)
      - Joania mayi Blochmann, 1914
      - Joania arguta Grant, 1983
- Family Thaumatosiidae Cooper, 1973
  - - Genus Thaumatosia Cooper, 1973
      - Thaumatosia anomala Cooper, 1973
Superfamily Bouchardioidea Allan, 1940
- Family Bouchardiidae Allan, 1940
  - - Genus Bouchardia Davidson, 1850
      - Bouchardia rosea (Mawe, 1823)
Superfamily Platidioidea Dall, 1870
- Family Platidiidae Dall, 1870
  - Subfamily Platidiinae Dall, 1870
    - Genus Platidia Costa, 1852
      - Platidia anomioides (Scacchi et Philippi, 1844 in Philippi, 1844)
      - Platidia clepsidra Cooper, 1973
    - Genus Amphithyris Thomson, 1918
      - Amphithyris buckmani Thomson, 1918
      - Amphithyris seminula (Philippi, 1836)
      - Amphithyris hallenttensis Foster, 1974
      - Amphithyris richardsonae Campbell et Fleming, 1981
      - Amphithyris parva Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008
      - Amphithyris cavernicola Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014
      - Amphithyris comitodensis Nauendorf, Wörheide & Lüter, 2014
    - Genus Neoaemula Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008
      - Neoaemula vector Mackinnon, Hiller, Long et Marshall, 2008
    - Genus Annuloplatidia Zezina, 1981
      - Annuloplatidia indopacifica Zezina, 1981
      - Annuloplatidia horni (Gabb, 1861)
      - Annuloplatidia annulata (Atkins, 1959)
      - Annuloplatidia richeri Bitner, 2009
      - Annuloplatidia curiosa Bitner, 2014
  - Subfamily Phaneroporinae Zezina, 1981
    - Genus Phaneropora Zezina, 1981
      - Phaneropora galatheae Zezina, 1981
    - Genus Leptothyrella Muir-Wood, 1965
      - Leptothyrella incerta (Davidson, 1878)
      - Leptothyrella ignota (Muir-Wood, 1959)
      - Leptothyrella fijiensis Bitner, 2008
Superfamily Terebratelloidea King, 1850
- Family Terebratellidae King, 1850
  - Subfamily Terebratellinae King, 1850
    - Genus Terebratella d'Orbigny, 1847
      - Terebratella dorsata (Gmelin, 1790)
      - Terebratella crenulata Sowerby, 1846
      - Terebratella labradorensis Sowerby, 1846
      - Terebratella tenuis Tort, 2003
    - Genus Magasella Dall, 1840
      - Magasella sanguinea (Leach, 1814)
      - Magasella haurakiensis (Allan, 1931)
    - Genus Aerothyris Allan, 1939
      - Aerothyris macquariensis (Thomson, 1918)
      - Aerothyris kerguelensis (Davidson, 1878)
    - Genus Aneboconcha Cooper, 1973
      - Aneboconcha obscura Cooper, 1973
      - Aneboconcha smithii (Pfeffer, 1886)
      - Aneboconcha eichleri (Allan, 1939) - see also Aerothyris kerguelensis
    - Genus Calloria Cooper et Lee, 1993
      - Calloria inconspicua (Sowerby, 1846)
      - Calloria variegata Cooper et Doherty, 1993
    - Genus Dyscritosia Cooper, 1982
      - Dyscritosia secreta Cooper, 1982
    - Genus Fosteria Zezina, 1980
      - Fosteria spinosa (Foster, 1974)
    - Genus Gyrothyris Thomson, 1918
      - Gyrothyris mawsoni Thomson, 1918
      - Gyrothyris williamsi Bitner, Cohen, Long, Richer de Forges et Saito, 2008
    - Genus Neothyris Douvillé, 1879
      - Neothyris lenticularis (Deshayes, 1839)
      - Neothyris ovalis (Hutton, 1886)
      - Neothyris westpacifica Zezina, 2001
    - Genus Syntomaria Cooper, 1982
      - Syntomaria curiosa Cooper, 1982
  - Subfamily Anakineticinae Richardson, 1991
    - Genus Anakinetica Richardson, 1987
      - Anakinetica cumingii (Davidson, 1852)
    - Genus Parakinetica Richardson, 1987
      - Parakinetica stewarti Richardson, 1987
  - Subfamily Magellaniinae Beecher, 1895
    - Genus Magellania Bayle, 1880
      - Magellania flavescens (Lamarck, 1819)
      - Magellania venosa (Solander, 1786)
      - Magellania joubini Blochmann, 1906
      - Magellania fragilis Smith, 1907
  - Subfamily Uncertain
    - Genus Magadinella Thomson, 1915
      - Magadinella mineuri Richardson, 1987
    - Genus Pirothyris Thomson, 1927
      - Pirothyris vercoi (Blochmann, 1910)
- Family Dallinidae Beecher, 1895
  - Subfamily Dallininae Beecher, 1895
    - Genus Dallina Beecher, 1895
      - Dallina septigera (Lovén, 1845)
      - Dallina raphaelis (Dall, 1870)
      - Dallina triangularis Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Dallina floridana (Pourtalès, 1867)
      - Dallina obessa Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Dallina elongata Hatai, 1940
      - Dallina profundis Konjukova, 1957
      - Dallina eltanini Foster, 1974
      - Dallina parva Cooper, 1981
  - Subfamily Nipponithyridinae Hatai, 1938
    - Genus Nipponithyris Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Nipponithyris nipponensis Yabe et Hatai, 1934
      - Nipponithyris afra Cooper, 1973
      - Nipponithyris lauensis Bitner, 2008
    - Genus Campages Heydley, 1905
      - Campages mariae (Adams, 1860)
      - Campages furcifera (Hedley, 1905)
      - Campages asthenia (Dall, 1920)
      - Campages nipponensis Yabe et Hatai, 1935
      - Campages dubius Hatai, 1940
      - Campages japonica (Hatai, 1940)
      - Campages pacifica (Hatai, 1940)
      - Campages ovalis Bitner, 2008
    - Genus Jaffaia Thomson, 1927
      - Jaffaia jaffaensis (Blochmann, 1910)
Superfamily Kraussinoidea Dall, 1870
- Family Kraussinidae Dall, 1870
  - Subfamily Kraussininae Dall, 1870.
    - Genus Kraussina Davidson, 1859
      - Kraussina rubra (Pallas, 1766)
      - Kraussina cognata (Sowerby, 1847)
      - Kraussina gardineri Dall, 1910
      - Kraussina mercatori Helmcke, 1939
      - Kraussina crassicostata Jackson, 1952
    - Genus Megerlina Deslongchamps, 1884
      - Megerlina lamarckiana (Davidson, 1852)
      - Megerlina pisum (Lamarck, 1819)
      - Megerlina natalensis (Krauss, 1843)
      - Megerlina capensis (Adams et Reeve, 1850)
      - Megerlina davidsoni (Vélain, 1877)
      - Megerlina atkinsoni (Woods, 1878)
      - Megerlina striata Jackson, 1952
    - Genus Pumilus Atkins, 1958
      - Pumilus antiquatus Atkins, 1958
    - Genus Megerella Bitner et Logan, 2016
      - Megerella hilleri Bitner et Logan, 2016
  - Subfamily Megerliinae Hiller, Mackinnon et Nielsen, 2008
    - Genus Megerlia King, 1850
      - Megerlia truncata (Linné, 1767)
      - Megerlia granosa Seguenza, 1865
      - Megerlia acrura Hiller, 1986
    - Genus Lenticellaria Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016
      - Lenticellaria gregoryi Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016
      - Lenticellaria marerubris Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016
    - Genus Hillerella Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016
      - Hillerella bisepta Simon, Logan et Mottequin, 2016

Suborder Uncertain

Superfamily Gwynioidea MacKinnon, 2006
- - - Genus Gwynia King, 1859
      - Gwynia capsula (Jeffreys, 1859)
      - Gwynia macrodentata Lüter, 2008
    - Genus Simpliciforma Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)
      - Simpliciforma profunda Bitner et Zezina, 2013 in Bitner et al. (2013)

References

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Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Linguliformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.
Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Craniiformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.
Emig C. C., Bitner M. A. & Álvarez F., 2019. Rhynchonelliformea. Brachiopoda database. Accessed 2020-09-27.