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Lissatrypidae ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	3252441	https://www.gbif.org/species/3252441
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	127056	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=127056

Rank

family

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Lissatrypidae

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Atrypida	Rzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborder	Atrypidina	Moore 1952
superfamily	Atrypoidea	Gill 1871
family	Lissatrypidae	Twenhofel 1914

Scientific Name

Lissatrypidae

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Lissatrypidae	family	belongs to Atrypacea	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Lissatrypidae	family	belongs to Atrypoidea	stated with evidence	Jin and Chatterton, 1997
Lissatrypidae	family	belongs to Lissatrypoidea	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

456 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

393 - 388 Ma
Devonian

Motility

stationary (based on Atrypida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Atrypida)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Based on component genera; 4 of 4 genera share 10 to < 100 length, 4 of 4 share 10 to < 100 width.

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

A. Williams, C. H. C. Brunton, and S. J. Carlson, F. Alvarez, R. B. Blodgett, A. J. Boucot, P. Copper, A. S. Dagys, R. E. Grant, Y.-G. Jin, D. I. MacKinnon, M. O. Mancenido, E. F. Owen, J.-Y. Rong, N. M. Savage, D.-L. Sun. 2002. Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Cyclospirinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Lissatrypinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		273	443 Ma Silurian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Protozyginae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)
Septatrypinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)		478	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Atrypella genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Atrypellina ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Atrypoidea ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		223	443 Ma Silurian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Aulacatrypa ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	433 Ma Silurian	431 Ma Silurian
Australina ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	433 Ma Silurian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Cerasina ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		28	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Cromatrypa ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	431 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Dubaria genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Glassia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		95	443 Ma Silurian	388 Ma Middle Devonian
Holynatrypa ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Levispira ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Lissatrypa ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		267	443 Ma Silurian	411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Meifodia ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		138	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	439 Ma Silurian
Nanospira genus	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Parmula ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	439 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Radimatrypa ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Shrockia ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Tectatrypa ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		12	433 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Thulatrypa ✝ genus	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1914	Lissatrypidae Twenhofel
1974	Lissatrypidae Bassett and Cocks
1997	Lissatrypidae Jin and Chatterton
2002	Lissatrypidae Musteikis and Modzalevskaya
2002	Lissatrypidae Williams et al. p. 1458

References

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

Jin J., Chatterton B. D. E. (1997) Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 13, 1-62

Musteikis P., Modzalevskaya T. L. (2002) Some Silurian Brachiopods from Lithuania and their Palaeobiogeographical significance, Palaeontology 45 3, 595-626

Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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