List of brachiopod genera
This is a list of brachiopod genera which includes both extinct (fossil) forms[1] and extant (living) genera (bolded).[2] Names are according to the conventions of the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
A
Anastrophia internascens, view of the brachial valve, with two Cornulites epibionts (the ribbed tubes)
B
Burmirhynchia jirbaensis (Jurassic of Israel).
C
Cererithyris arkelli Almeras, 1970; dorsal view; Middle Jurassic (Bathonian); Ranville, Calvados, France. From the collection of Clive Champion.
D
Dagnachonetes supragibbosa, view of the brachial valve, Middle Devonian (
Eifelian)
E
F
- Faksethyris
- Falafer
- Falciferula
- Fallax
- Fallaxispirifer
- Fallaxoproductus
- Falsatrypa
- Famatinorthis
- Fanichonetes
- Fardenia
- Fascicoma
- Fascicosta
- Fascicostella
- Fasciculina
- Fascifera
- Fascistropheodonta
- Fascizetina
- Fehamya
- Felinotoechia
- Fenestrirostra
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- Fengzuella
- Fenxiangella
- Ferganella
- Ferganoproductus
- Fernglenia
- Ferrax
- Ferrobolus
- Ferrythyris
- Fezzanoglossa
- Ffynnonia
- Fibulistrophia
- Fidespirifer
- Filiatrypa
- Filiconcha
- Filigreenia
- Fimbriaria
- Fimbrinia
- Fimbriothyris
- Fimbrispirifer
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- Finkelnburgia
- Finospirifer
- Fissirhynchia
- Fistulogonites
- Fitzroyella
- Flabellirhynchia
- Flabellitesia
- Flabellocyrtia
- Flabellothyris
- Flabellulirostrum
- Flectcherithyris
- Fletcherina
- Fletcherithyroides
- Flexaria
- Flexathyris
- Floweria
- Fluctuaria
- Foliomena
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- Fordinia
- Formosarhynchia
- Fortunella
- Fosteria
- Fossatrypa
- Foveola
- Frankiella
- Frechella
- Fredericksia
- Frenula
- Frenulina
- Frieleia
- Fulcriphoria
- Furcirhynchia
- Furcitella
- Fusella
- Fusichonetes
- Fusiproductus
- Fusirhynchia
- Fusispirifer
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G
Goniorhynchia boueti
H
I
- Iberirhynchia
- Iberithyris
- Idioglyptus
- Idiorthis
- Idiospira
- Idiostrophia
- Iheringithyris
- Ikella
- Iliella
- Ilmarinia
- Ilmenia
- Ilmeniopsis
- Ilmenispina
- Ilmospirifer
- Ilyinella
- Imacanthyris
- Imbrexia
- Imbricatia
- Imbricatospira
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- Imdentistella
- Impiacus
- Implexina
- Inaequalis
- Incisius
- Incorthis
- Independatrypa
- Indigia
- Indorhynchia
- Indospirifer
- Inflatia
- Infurca
- Ingria
- Iniathyris
- Iniproductus
- Innaechia
- Innuitella
- Inopinatarcula
- Insignitisinurostrum
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- Institella
- Institifera
- Institina
- Inversella
- Inversithyris
- Invertina
- Invertrypa
- Iotina
- Iowarhynchus
- Iowatrypa
- Ipherron
- Irboskites
- Irenothyris
- Irgislella
- Irhirea
- Iridostrophia
- Iru
- Ishimia
- Isjuminelina
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- Isjuminella
- Ismenia
- Isochonetes
- Isocrania
- Isogramma
- Isophragma
- Isopoma
- Isorthis
- Isospinatrypa
- Isovella
- Israelaria
- Issedonia
- Isumithyris
- Ivanothyris
- Ivanoviella
- Ivdelinella
- Ivdelinia
- Ivshinella
- Iwaispirifer
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J
- Jaanussonites
- Jaffaia
- Jaisalmeria
- Jakutella
- Jakutochonetes
- Jakutoproductus
- Jakutostrophia
- Jamesella
- Janiceps
- Janiomya
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- Janius
- Japanithyris
- Jarovathyris
- Jercia
- Jevinellina
- Jezercia
- Jiangdaspirifer
- Jielingia
- Jiguliconcha
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- Jilinia
- Jilinmartinia
- Jilinospirifer
- Jipuproductus
- Jisuina
- Jivinella
- Jkella
- Joania
- Johnsonathyris
- Johnsonetes
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- Johnsoniatrypa
- Jolonica
- Jolvia
- Jonesea
- Joviatrypa
- Juralina
- Juresania
- Juvavella
- Juvavellina
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K
Kutchirhynchia morieri, Luc-sur-Mer, France, Middle Jurassic (Upper Bathonian), dorsal view.
Kutchirhynchia morieri, Luc-sur-Mer, France, Middle Jurassic (Upper Bathonian), ventral view.
L
Lingula, known since the
Cambrian
Liospiriferina rostrata, contemporary
Leptaena romboidalis, pedunculate valve, Middle Silurian
M
N
O
P
Q
View of the pedunculate valve of
Quadriloba colletti,
Pragian
- Qianjiangella
- Qianomena
- Qiansispirifer
- Qilianoconcha
- Qilianotryma
- Qilianotrypa
- Qinghaispiriferina
- Qinglongia
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- Qingthyris
- Qingyenia
- Qinlingia
- Qinlingotoechia
- Qispiriferina
- Quadratia
- Quadratirhynchia
- Quadrifarius
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- Quadrisonia
- Quadrithyrina
- Quadrithyris
- Quadrochonetes
- Quangyuania
- Quasiavonia
- Quasidavidsonia
- Quasimartina
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- Quasistrophonella
- Quasithambonia
- Quebecia
- Quinlingia
- Quinquenella
- Quiriagites
- Quizhouspirifer
- Quondogia
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R
S
Stropheodonta demissa from the Silica Shale (Middle Devonian) of Michigan.
T
View of the brachial valve of Thecidea papillata (Upper Cretaceous)
Tetractinella trigonella at MUSE - Science Museum in
Trento
U
- Uchtella
- Uchtospirifer
- Uexothyris
- Ufonicoelia
- Ujandinella
- Ujukites
- Ukoa
- Ulbospirifer
- Uldziathyris
- Umboanctus
- Uncinella
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- Uncinulus
- Uncinunellina
- Uncisteges
- Uncites
- Uncitispira
- Undaria
- Undatrypa
- Undelella
- Undellaria
- Undiferina
- Undispirifer
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- Undispiriferoides
- Undithyrella
- Undulella
- Undulorhyncha
- Uniplicatorhynchia
- Unispirifer
- Uralella
- Uraloconchus
- Uraloproductus
- Uralorhynchia
- Uralospira
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- Uralospirifer
- Uralotoechia
- Urbanirhynchia
- Urella
- Urushtenia
- Urushtenoidea
- Ushkolia
- Ussunia
- Ussuricamara
- Ussurichonetes
- Ussurirhynchia
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V
View of the brachial valve of
Victorithyris peterboroughensis,
Miocene
- Vaculina
- Vadimia
- Vadum
- Vaga Sapel'nikov & Rukavishnikova, 1973 jr. homonym of Vaga Zimmerman, 1958, a butterfly.
- Vagranella
- Vagrania
- Valcourea
- Valdaria
- Valdiviathyris
- Vallomyonia
- Vandalotreta
- Vandercammenina
- Vandobiella
- Vaniella
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- Variatrypa
- Vectella
- Vediproductus
- Veerersalosia
- Veghirhynchia
- Veliseptum
- Vellamo
- Velostrophia
- Venezuelia
- Verchojania
- Verkhotomia
- Vermiculothecidea
- Verneuilia
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- Vex
- Viallithyris
- Viarhynchia
- Victorithyris
- Viligella
- Viligothyris
- Villicundella
- Vincentirhynchia
- Viodostrophia
- Virbium
- Virgiana
- Virgianella
- Virginiata
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- Virgoria
- Visbyella
- Vitiliproductus
- Vitimetula
- Vladimirella
- Vladimirirhynchus
- Voiseyella
- Volborthia
- Volgathyris
- Volirhynchia
- Voskopitoechia
- Vosmiverstum
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W
A
Waconella wacoensis lampshell, view of the brachial valve, 16mm along the axis, collected from the Main Street Formation, Denton County, Texas, USA, from the final stage of the Lower Cretaceous (
Albian)
- Waagenites
- Waagenoconcha
- Waconella
- Wadiglossa
- Waikatorhynchia
- Waiparia
- Wairakiella
- Wairakirhynchia
- Waisiuthyrina
- Walcottina
- Walkerithyris
- Waltonia
- Wangyuia
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- Wardakia
- Warrenella
- Warrenellina
- Warsawia
- Waterhouseiella
- Wattonithyris
- Webbyspira
- Weberithyris
- Weibeia
- Weiningia
- Weizhouella
- Weldonithyris
- Wellerella
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- Wenxianirhynchus
- Werneckeella
- Werriea
- Westbroekina
- Westonia
- Westonisca
- Westralicrania
- Whidbornella
- Whitfieldella
- Whitspakia
- Whittardia
- Wilberrya
- Wilsoniella
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- Wimanella
- Wimanoconcha
- Wiradjuriella
- Wittenburgella
- Worobievella
- Wulongella
- Wulungguia
- Wutubulakia
- Wyatkina
- Wyella
- Wyndhamia
- Wynnia
- Wysogorskiella
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X
- Xana
- Xanthea
- Xenambonites
- Xenelasma
- Xenelasmella
- Xenelasmopsis
- Xeniopugnax
- Xenizostrophia
- Xenobrochus
- Xenocryptonella
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- Xenomartinia
- Xenorina
- Xenorthis
- Xenosaria
- Xenosteges
- Xenostina
- Xenostrophia
- Xenothyris
- Xerospirifer
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- Xerxespirifer
- Xestosia
- Xestosina
- Xestotrema
- Xiangzhounia
- Xiaobangdaia
- Xinanorthis
- Xinanospirifer
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- Xinjiangiproductus
- Xinjiangospirifer
- Xinjiangthyris
- Xinshaoella
- Xinshaoproductus
- Xizangostrophia
- Xysila
- Xystostrophia
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Y
- Yabeithyris
- Yagonia
- Yakovlevia
- Yakutijaella
- Yalongia
- Yanbianella
- Yanetechia
- Yangkongia
- Yangtzeella
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- Yanguania
- Yanishewskiella
- Yanospira
- Yaonoiella
- Yarirhynchia
- Yekerpene
- Yeosinella
- Yeothyris
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- Ygerodiscus
- Yichangorthis
- Yidunella
- Yidurella
- Yingwuspirifer
- Yochelsonia
- Yongjia
- Yorkia
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- Ypsilorhynchus
- Yuanbaella
- Yuezhuella
- Yukiangites
- Yulongella
- Yunnanella
- Yunnanoleptaena
- Yunshanella
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Z
Zygospira modesta, an atrypid brachiopod from the Waynesville Formation, Upper Ordovician, southern Ohio.
- Zaissania
- Zanclorhyncha
- Zdimir
- Zdimirella
- Zeilleria
- Zeillerina
- Zellania
- Zeravshania
- Zeravshanotoechia
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- Zeugopleura
- Zeuschneria
- Zhantella
- Zhejiangella
- Zhejiangorthis
- Zhejiangospirifer
- Zhenania
- Zhexichonetes
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- Zhidothyris
- Zhonghuacoelia
- Zhongpingia
- Zia
- Ziganella
- Zilimia
- Zittelina
- Zlichopyramis
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- Zlichorhynchus
- Zonathyris
- Zophostrophia
- Zugmayerella
- Zugmayeria
- Zygonaria
- Zygatrypa
- Zygospira
- Zygospirella
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