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Petalotrypa

Stenolaemata - Trepostomida - Amplexoporidae

Taxonomy
Petalotrypa was named by Ulrich (1890). Its type is Petalotrypa compressa.

It was assigned to Amplexoporidae by Bassler (1911), Bassler (1953); and to Trepostomida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. compressa (type species), P. folium
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Petalotrypa Ulrich
1911Petalotrypa Bassler
1953Petalotrypa Bassler p. G109
2002Petalotrypa Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
phylumBryozoaEhrenberg 1831
classStenolaemataBorg 1926
superorderPalaeostomataMa et al. 2014
orderTrepostomida(Ulrich 1882)
suborderAmplexoporinaAstrova 1965
familyAmplexoporidaeMiller 1889
genusPetalotrypaUlrich 1890

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Petalotrypa Ulrich 1890
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Petalotrypa compressa Ulrich 1890
Petalotrypa folium Bassler 1911
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-18 02:11:14
Modified: 2010-02-15 07:19:29
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Smith et al. 2006

Age range: base of the Keila to the top of the Frasnian or 453.90000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia P. folium (167620)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15France P. brevicamerata (38685)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) P. formosa (3403 3404 3405)