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311 / Paleozoic
Atrypa
Atrypa reticularis
Fine radial ribs covered rounded shells that once crowded ancient seabeds.
- Time range
- About 460–372 million years ago
- Final stage
- Late Devonian
- Geographic range
- Continental-shelf seas · Europe, Asia and North America
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Atrypa?
Atrypa (Atrypa reticularis) was an extinct organism known from About 460–372 million years ago, with a range in Continental-shelf seas · Europe, Asia and North America.
Life and ecology
This brachiopod anchored by a pedicle and filtered seawater with a lophophore.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Atrypa disappear?
Late Devonian crises struck shallow-water filter-feeding communities.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Atrypa?
Articulated valves, muscle scars and shell beds document its anatomy and abundance.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS