Athyris

/ˈæθɪrɪs/ noun

Definition

A genus of extinct brachiopods (shelled sea creatures) from the Paleozoic era.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'thyra' (door), the genus name emphasizing the absence of a particular opening found in related brachiopod groups.

Kelly Says

Athyris fossils are so common in certain rock layers that geologists use them as 'index fossils'—finding one tells you exactly how old the rocks are, making these long-dead creatures invaluable detective tools for understanding Earth's deep history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አትሪስ
a-tri-s
ARالعربية
أتريس
a-tri-s
BNবাংলা
অ্যাথিরিস
a-thi-ris
CACatalà
athyris
a-ti-ris
CSČeština
athyris
a-ti-ris
DADansk
athyris
a-ti-ris
DEDeutsch
athyris
a-ti-ris
ELΕλληνικά
Αθύρις
a-thi-ris
ESEspañol
athyris
a-thi-ris
FAفارسی
اتریس
a-tri-s
FISuomi
athyris
a-ti-ris
FRFrançais
athyris
a-ti-ris
GUGU
આથીરિસ
a-thi-ris
HAHA
athyris
a-ti-ris
HEעברית
אתיריס
a-ti-ris
HIहिन्दी
अथ्रिस
a-thri-s
HUMagyar
athyris
a-ti-ris
IDBahasa Indonesia
athyris
a-ti-ris
IGIG
athyris
a-ti-ris
ITItaliano
athyris
a-ti-ris
JA日本語
アティリス
a-ti-ri-su
KKKK
атырис
a-ti-ris
KMKM
អាធីរិស
a-thi-ris
KO한국어
아티리스
a-ti-ri-seu
MRMR
अथ्रिस
a-thri-s
MSBahasa Melayu
athyris
a-ti-ris
MYမြန်မာ
အသြရစ်
a-thi-rit
NLNederlands
athyris
a-ti-ris
NONorsk
athyris
a-ti-ris
PAPA
ਅਥ੍ਰਿਸ
a-thri-s
PLPolski
athyris
a-ti-ris
PTPortuguês
athyris
a-ti-ris
RORomână
athyris
a-ti-ris
RUРусский
атририс
a-tri-ris
SVSvenska
athyris
a-ti-ris
SWKiswahili
athyris
a-ti-ris
TAதமிழ்
அத்திரிஸ்
a-thi-ris
TEతెలుగు
అథిరిస్
a-thi-ris
THไทย
แอทธริส
a-thri-s
TLTL
athyris
a-ti-ris
TRTürkçe
athyris
a-ti-ris
UKУкраїнська
атририс
a-tri-ris
URاردو
اٹھریس
a-thri-s
VITiếng Việt
athyris
a-ti-ris
YOYO
athyris
a-ti-ris
ZH中文
阿提里斯
a-ti-li-si
ZUZU
athyris
a-ti-ris

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