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Clausotrypa ✝
| Description | Clausotrypa is an extinct genus of prehistoric bryozoans in the family Nikiforovellidae. The species C. elegans is from a Wordian (Permian) marine horizon in the Sijiashan Formation of Northeast China. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausotrypa, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Cryptostomida : Nikiforovellidae : Clausotrypa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Bryozoa : Stenolaemata : Rhabdomesida : Nikiforovellidae : Clausotrypa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Clausotrypa Bassler, 1929 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Paläont. Timor, 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 347 - 336 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Stenolaemata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clausotrypa |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Clausotrypa clara ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa conferta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 279 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa costata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa minor ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Clausotrypa monstruosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa monticola ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 25 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa petaloides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa separata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Clausotrypa spinosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 290 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Clausotrypa thaiensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 272 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Myriolithes monticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Streblotrypa thaiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1970 | Clausotrypa Morozova p. 157 |
| 1981 | Clausotrypa Romantchuk p. 65 |
| 2002 | Clausotrypa Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!
