Revalotrypa Explained

Revalotrypa is an extinct genus of bryozoan of the family Revalotrypidae that lived during the late Ordovician period.^[1] It was initially placed within the order Trepostomatida, but later moved to Cystoporida, a classification supported by the discovery of the very similar genus Lynnopora, which possesses lunaria in its autozooidal apertures, a quality distinctive of Cystoporida.^[2]

Species

The following species are recognized:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Ernst . Andrej . Jimenez-Sanchez . Andrea . Baidder . Lahssen . Bryozoan fauna of the Upper Ordovician (Katian) of Alnif, Morocco . Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments . 2015 . 95 . 4 . 537–553. 10.1007/s12549-015-0208-x . 2015PdPe...95..537E . 128157296 .
2. Gorjunova . R.V. . Koromyslova . A.V. . A New Genus of the Arenigian Bryozoans, Lynnopora, and Its Systematic Position in the Family Revalotrypidae Gorjunova, 1988 . Paleontologicheskii Zhurnal . 2008 . 42 . 5 . 491–499. 10.1134/S0031030108050043 . 2008PalJ...42..491G . 84597075 .
3. Web site: Revalotrypa Bassler 1952. Palaeobiology Database.