SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED BRACHIOPODA OF THE WORLD
6/16/2008
Recent Fossil Status
Gen. Spec. Gen. Spec.
PHYLUM Brachiopoda 102 138 4627 96
SUBPHYLUM Craniiformea 4 20 38 5
CLASS Craniata 4 20 38 5
ORDER Craniidida 4 20 10 2
ORDER Craniopsida 0 0 4 1
ORDER Trimerellida 0 0 24 2
SUBPHYLUM Linguliformea 8 38 262 17
CLASS Lingulata 8 38 248 17
ORDER Lingulida 4 25 126 15
ORDER Linguliporida 4 13 122 2
CLASS Paterinata 0 0 14 0
ORDER Paterinida 0 0 14 0 Complete
SUBPHYLUM Rhynchonelliformea 90 80 4327 74
CLASS Chileata 0 0 2 2
ORDER Chileida 0 0 2 2 Complete
CLASS Kutorginata 0 0 9 0
ORDER Kutorginida 0 0 9 0 Complete
CLASS Obolellata 0 0 27 3
ORDER Naukatida 0 0 3 3 Complete
ORDER Obolellida 0 0 12 0 Complete
ORDER Uncertain 0 0 41 0 Complete
CLASS Rhynchonellata 90 80 3028 45
ORDER Athyridida 0 0 0 0 Complete
ORDER Atrypida 0 0 195 6 Complete
ORDER Orthida 0 0 377 2 Complete
ORDER Pentamerida 0 0 200 3 Complete
ORDER Pentamerida 0 0 200 3 Complete
ORDER Protorthida 0 0 0 0 Complete
ORDER Rhynchonellida 15 15 730 5 Complete
ORDER Rhynchonellida 15 15 730 5 Complete
ORDER Spiriferida 2 3 829 8 Complete
ORDER Spiriferinida 0 0 0 0 Complete
ORDER Terebratulida 73 62 656 21 Complete
ORDER Thecideida 0 0 0 0 Complete
ORDER Uncertain 0 0 41 0 Complete
CLASS Strophomenata 0 0 1261 24
ORDER Acrotretida 0 0 30 0 Complete
ORDER Billingsellida 0 0 30 0 Complete
ORDER Orthotetida 0 0 17 2 Complete
ORDER Productida 0 0 460 19 Complete
ORDER Strophomenatida 0 0 724 3 Complete