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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865983	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865983
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28599	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28599

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Rhynchotrematidae : Hypsiptycha

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	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Rhynchotrematoidea	Schuchert 1913
family	Rhynchotrematidae	Schuchert 1913
subfamily	Lepidocyclinae	Cooper 1956
genus	Hypsiptycha	Wang 1949

Scientific Name

Hypsiptycha Wang, 1949

Name Published In

Mem. Geol. Soc. Amer., 42

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Hypsiptycha	genus	belongs to Orthorhynchulidae	stated with evidence	Rõõmusoks, 1964
Hypsiptycha	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematidae	stated without evidence	Macomber, 1970
Hypsiptycha	genus	belongs to Rhynchotrematinae	stated with evidence	Mitchell, 1977
Hypsiptycha	genus	belongs to Lepidocyclinae	stated with evidence	Amsden, 1983
Hypsiptycha	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

461 - 450 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

443 - 441 Ma
Silurian

Motility

stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Rhynchotrematidae)

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Rhynchotrematidae)

Ecospace Comments

BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).

Taphonomy

minor ribbing

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	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Hypsiptycha anticostiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	28	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hypsiptycha argenturbicum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	12	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hypsiptycha hybrida ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Hypsiptycha janea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Hypsiptycha neenah ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	5	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hypsiptycha occidens ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	14	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Hypsiptycha procera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1949	Hypsiptycha Wang
1964	Hypsiptycha Rõõmusoks
1970	Hypsiptycha Macomber
1977	Hypsiptycha Mitchell
1983	Hypsiptycha Amsden p. 37
2002	Hypsiptycha Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Hypsiptycha Williams et al. p. 1050

References

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

Rõõmusoks A. (1964) Some Brachiopods from Ordovician Estonia (Nekotorye Brachiopody iz Ordovika Estonii), Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised, 1-28

Macomber R. W. (1970) Articulate Brachiopods from the Upper Bighorn Formation (Late Ordovician) of Wyoming, Journal of Paleontology 44 3, 416-450

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138

Amsden T. W. (1983) The Late Ordovician brachiopod genera Lepidocyclus and Hiscobeccus, Oklahoma Geological Survey Bulletin 132, 36-44

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

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - 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

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

Mem. Geol. Soc. Amer., 42 - 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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