SOLD – Pseudoatrypa devoniana – Brachiopod Fossil. 400 million yrs

Description

A large complete specimen in excellent quality. These are not as common as others and are rarely found this large or with the top and bottom intact.

Pseudoatrypa devoniana

Rhynchonellata – Atrypida – Atrypidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 313908

Alternative combination: Atrypa devoniana

Belongs to Pseudoatrypa according to G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982

Sister taxa: Pseudoatrypa markamensis, Pseudoatrypa xiaobangdaensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Environments: marine (5 collections), reef, buildup or bioherm (4), (1), open shallow subtidal (1), offshore (1), offshore shelf (1)

Age range: 409.1 to 376.1 Ma

Distribution:

• Devonian of Canada (3: Alberta, Northwest Territories collections), the Russian Federation (4), United States (105: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio, New Mexico)