Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypinidae

Full reference: P. Copper and H.,-F. Hou. 1986. The Early Devonian atrypoid brachiopod Tibetatrypa n. gen. from Xizang (Tibet, China). Journal of Paleontology 60(2):286-292

Parent taxon: Clintonellinae according to A. Williams et al. 2002

See also Copper and Hou 1986 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Alispira, Anabaria, Athyrisinoides, Beitaia, Clintonella, Nalivkinia, Rongatrypa, Uncitispira

Subtaxa: Tibetatrypa xainzaensis

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Type: Tibetatrypa xainzaensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Daerdong Hill, 20 km NNE of Xainza (Devonian of China)

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