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Variatrypa ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4864930	https://www.gbif.org/species/4864930
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	29970	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=29970

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : Variatrypa

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	Atrypidae	Gill 1871
subfamily	Variatrypinae	Copper 1978
genus	Variatrypa	Copper 1966

Scientific Name

Variatrypa Copper, 1966

Name Published In

Senckenberg. leth. 47

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Variatrypa	subgenus	belongs to Anatrypa	stated with evidence	Johnson, 1970
Variatrypa	genus	belongs to Atrypida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Variatrypa	genus	belongs to Variatrypinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

409 - 403 Ma
Early/Lower Devonian

Last Recorded Appearance

380 - 372 Ma
Late/Upper Devonian

Motility

stationary (based on Atrypida)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Atrypida)

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Anatrypa (Variatrypa) licta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		1	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Anatrypa licta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Variatrypa advena species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Variatrypa licta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Pesterevatrypa	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Pesterevatrypa*
Peetzatrypa	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Atrypidae : *Peetzatrypa*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1970	Anatrypa (Variatrypa) Johnson p. 261
2002	Lichnatrypa Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Peetzatrypa Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Pesterevatrypa Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Variatrypa Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Variatrypa Williams et al. p. 1413

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Johnson J. G. (1970) Middle Devonian Brachiopods from Central Nevada, Journal of Paleontology 44 2, 252-264

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

GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Senckenberg. leth. 47 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - 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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