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Atrypa

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae

Species lacking formal opinion data
A. arctostriata, A. aspera, A. aspiformis, A. audax, A. auriculata, A. bachatica, A. barbatus, A. barrandii, A. bentonensis, A. bolastensis, A. bremerensis, A. canaliculata, A. chulutensis, A. ciliipes, A. collega, A. collega, A. comata, A. confusa, A. culminigera, A. culminigera, A. desquamata, A. devoniana, A. douvillii, A. dzwinogrodensis, A. elegans, A. erectirostris, A. evanida, A. exquisita, A. exquisita, A. fimbriata, A. fumosa, A. gabrielsi, A. gedinniana, A. gibbosa, A. gibbosa, A. grandis, A. granulifera, A. grossheimi, A. gruenwaldtii, A. harknessi, A. harrisi, A. inanis, A. incrustata, A. independensis, A. jarasensis, A. krassinensis, A. krekovskensis, A. lapworthi, A. lazutkini, A. lindstromi, A. lonsdalei, A. losvensis, A. lynx, A. mala, A. manitobensis, A. margarita, A. markovskii, A. martynovae, A. muongnhoensis, A. murchisoni, A. nalivkinioidea, A. neczlawiensis, A. newsomensis, A. nieczlaviensis, A. nuntia, A. obscondita, A. orbicularis, A. ordinaria, A. orientalis, A. ostiolata, A. parva, A. penelopeae, A. perfimbriata, A. perflabellata, A. perplana, A. petasa, A. phoca, A. planosulcata, A. posturalica, A. pronis, A. recticularis, A. reticularisid, A. reticularius, A. reticularus, A. reticulata, A. richthofeni, A. rugosa, A. schandiensis, A. schandinensis, A. snakensis, A. snyderensis, A. solovjekhaensis, A. sowerbyi, A. squamifera, A. squamifera, A. sublepida, A. subzonata, A. tajnensis, A. teicherti, A. tennesseensis, A. tenuicostata, A. thomsonensis, A. tirocinia, A. traversensis, A. turensis, A. vanicosta, A. velikajae, A. velikaya, A. verneuiliana, A. vijaica, A. virilicosta, A. vulgariformis, A. zonata
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-29

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Atrypa Dalman
1952Atrypa Kirk and Amsden
1974Atrypa Bassett and Cocks
1982Atrypa Jones p. 1393
1997Atrypa Jin and Chatterton
2002Atrypa Sepkoski
2002Atrypa Williams et al. p. 1389

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAtrypidinaMoore 1952
superfamilyAtrypoideaGill 1871
familyAtrypidaeGill 1871
subfamilyAtrypinaeGill 1871
genusAtrypaDalman 1828

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. †Atrypa Dalman 1828
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Subg. †Atrypa (Atrypa) Alekseeva 1962
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Atrypa (Atrypa) lorana Fuchs 1915
Atrypa (Atrypa) reticularis Linnaeus 1758
Subg. †Atrypa (Gotatrypa) Struve 1966
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Atrypa (Gotatrypa) variabilis Johnson et al. 1976
Atrypa boloniensis d'Orbigny 1850
Atrypa concinna Hall 1843
Atrypa dormitzeri Barrande 1879
Atrypa hedei Struve 1966
Atrypa hedei americensis Sheehan 1982
Atrypa jukesii M'Coy 1847
Atrypa missouriensis Miller 1892
Atrypa nevadana Merriam 1940
Atrypa nieczlawiensis Kozlowski 1929
Atrypa oklahomensis Girty 1899
Atrypa oneidensis Beus 1965
Atrypa putilla Hall and Clarke 1894
Atrypa reticularis Linnaeus 1758
Atrypa reticularis alata Hisinger 1831
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height35.924.597.416.091.41

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-02 14:00:20
Modified: 2009-06-02 16:00:20
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Edenian to the top of the Asbian or 451.00000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (1294 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) A. sp. (24229)
Zahorany - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia A. nuntia (3865)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20789)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Nunavut) A. sp. (24225)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia A. obscondita, A. inanis, A. perplana (3878 238013)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) A. phoca (24187)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1USA (Illinois) A. putilla (173287 173289)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Östergötland) A. canaliculata (186269)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.5Russian Federation (Siberia) A. lindstromi (205661)
Juuru443.1 - 440.8Estonia (Jõgeva) A. sp. (197468)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86China (Guangxi) A. douvillii (4701) A. sp. (3962 3963 3964)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Alaska) A. reticularis (112156) A. sp. (101009 112157)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2France A. squamifera (3398 65764 65766)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2China (Guangxi) A. sp. (13006)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Novosibirskaya Oblast) A. posturalica (84381)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15USA (Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia) A. sp. (5927)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation (Kemerovskaya Oblast) A. posturalica, A. planosulcata (84380)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) A. sp. (226746)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Montana) A. sp. (12771)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Australia (New South Wales) A. jukesii (133349)