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
L
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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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