UGA Stratigraphy Lab

The data is in the strata

Cyphotrypa

Specimen Photo Specimen Photo

Cyphotrypa sp. in longitudinal (left) and tangential (right) sections. Field of view is 1.5 mm. CMC 24654.

Cyphotrypa is massive, rarely ramose, with low monticules. Zooecia are polygonal and thin-walled, with diaphragms common in exozone. Lacks mesozooids. Styles have large clear lumen, and are typically common and occur at junctions of walls.

Species

Cyphotrypa madisonensis Brown and Daly, 1985
Occurrence: Dillsboro
Reference: Brown and Daly, 1985; Schumacher et al. in Davis and Cuffey, 1998 (mention)

Cyphotrypa osgoodensis Perry and Hattin, 1960
Occurrence: Dillsboro
Reference: Brown and Daly, 1985

Cyphotrypa waynensis Utgaard and Perry, 1964
Occurrence: Whitewater
Reference: Utgaard and Perry, 1964