Abyssothyris

{{Short description|Genus of brachiopods}}

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|image = Abyssothyris wyvillei - Brachiopods 01 (cropped).jpg

|image_caption =Abyssothyris wyvillei

|taxon = Abyssothyris

|authority = Thomson, 1927

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Abyssothyris is a genus of brachiopods belonging to the family Dyscoliidae.{{cite web |title=Abyssothyris Thomson, 1927 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2252661 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=1 July 2021 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abyssothyris Thomson, 1927 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235231 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=www.marinespecies.org}}

The genus was first described in 1927 by J.A. Thomson.{{Cite web |title=Genus Abyssothyris Thomson, 1927 |url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Abyssothyris |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Australian Faunal Directory |publisher=Australian Government}}Thomson, J.A. 1927. Brachiopod morphology and genera (Tertiary and Recent). New Zealand Board of Science and Art, Manual 7: 1-388 [190]