Atrypoid

/əˈtrɪpɔɪd/ adjective

Resembling or relating to atrypa brachiopods, or having similar characteristics to this shell-bearing marine animal.

From Atrypa (the genus) + -oid (suffix meaning 'resembling'). Used in paleontology to classify shells and organisms that share structural features with the Atrypa genus.

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