Ignacio Aureliano Machado Brito, Brazilian geologist and invertebrate paleontologist (Rio de Janeiro 29 July 1938 – Araguari, Minas Gerais State 18 September 2001)

Son of Paraiba governor Gratuliano da Costa Brito

Authored over 100 works

DESCRIBED FOSSIL TAXA

Genera

Mollusca

Species

Bulimulus sommeri 1974 with Palma

Coilopoceras lucianoi 1969 with Oliveira

Coilipoceras mauryae 1969 with Oliveira

Coilopoceras sergipensis 1969 with Oliveira

Cortana carvalhoi 1967

Cyclodontina coelhoi 1974 with Palma

Elobiceras brasiliensis 1970

Fagesia multiplex 1971

Hoplitoides brasiliensis 1969 with Oliveira

Hoplitoides duartei 1969 with Oliveira

Leiostracus ferreirai 1974 with Palma

Mammites sergipensis 1969 with Oliveira

Metengonoceras oliveirai 1967

Neithea bahiaensis 1967

Pseudotissotia benderi 1969 with Oliveira

Spathites simplex 1969 with Oliveira

Vortidfex fluminensis 1967  

Echinodermata

Species

Agassizia eugeniae 1974 with Ramires

Clypeaster aloysioi 1959

Clypeaster paraensis 1979

Hemiaster cearensis 1981

Linthia romanoi 1981

Phyllacanthus priscus 1974 with Ramires

Crustacea

Species

Callinectes ferreirai 1971

Callinectes pirabensis 1971

Uca antiqua 1972

Acritarcha

Genera

Dactylofusa 1965 with Santos

Evittia 1966

Maranhites 1965

Pseudolunulidia 1965 with Santos

Species

Dactylofusa maranhensis 1965 with Santos

Dactylofusa striata 1965 with Santos

Dactylofusa velifera 1965 with Santos

Duvernaysphaera gothica 1967

Duvernaysphaera radiata 1967

Duvernaysphaera tenuimarginata 1967

Evittia sommeri 1967

Leiofusa bispinosoides 1965 with Santos

Leiofusa bisubulata 1984 with Quadros

Leiofusa communis

Leiofusa muelleri 1965 with Santos

Leiofusa sommeri 1965 with Santos

Maranhites brasiliensis 1965

Maranhites pulcher 1967

Navifusa brasiliensis 1965 with Santos

Navifusa cylindrica 1967 with Santos

Navifusa eisenacki 1965 with Santos

Navifusa multistriata

Pseudolunulidia glabrata 

Pseudolunulidia imperatrizensis 1965 with Santos

Pseudolunulidia laevigata 1985 with Quadros

Pseudolunulidia micropunctata 1985 with Quadros

Pterospermella reticulata

Pterospermopsis brasiliensis 1967

Pterospermopsis pernambucensis 1967

Ephemeroptera

Genus

Palaeobaetodes 1987

Species

Palaeobaetodes costalimai 1987

Sporae/Pollen

Species

Archaeotriletes deformis 1967

HONORS (Fossil)

Britopygus Dunlop & Martill 2001 (Arachnida)

Britoichthys Figueiredo 2004 (Pisces)