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Variatrypa

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Atrypidae

Taxonomy
Variatrypa was named as a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Variatrypinae.

It was reranked as Anatrypa (Variatrypa) by Johnson (1970).

It was assigned to Anatrypa by Johnson (1970); to Variatrypinae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Anatrypa (Variatrypa) Johnson p. 261
2002Lichnatrypa Sepkoski
2002Peetzatrypa Sepkoski
2002Pesterevatrypa Sepkoski
2002Variatrypa Sepkoski
2002Variatrypa Williams et al. p. 1413

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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
subfamilyVariatrypinaeCopper 1978
genusVariatrypa

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.

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Invalid names: Lichnatrypa [synonym], Peetzatrypa [synonym], Pesterevatrypa [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:10:24
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:10:24
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 410.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (50 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Australia (Queensland) V. erectirostris (39874 39875 39878 39879)
Zlichovian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Yukon) V. sp. (81647 81648)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) V. arctica (55468 55481 55485 55603 55604)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) V. sp. (5865)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) Anatrypa licta (3826) V. sp. (5289 5290 5291 5292 5293 5295 5298 5309 5310 5313 5315)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Manitoba) V. arctica (94118)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (Iowa) V. arctica (93841)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31USA (Nevada) V. exoleta (94249 94266 94278)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Canada (Northwest Territories) V. arctica (55491)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Libya V. sp. (35613)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Nevada) V. exoleta (94402)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15USA (Iowa) V. lineata (35486 35487)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Poland V. ajugata (82920)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Canada (Manitoba) V. clarkei (94134)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31USA (Iowa) V. rugatula (35489)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Alberta) V. clarkei (3409 3410 3411 3412 3413 3414 3415 3416 3417 3418)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland V. clarkei (82658)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Iowa) V. lineata (35488)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation V. tanaica (61962)