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Cameroptychinae

Hexactinellida - Lychniscosa - Coeloptychidae

Taxonomy
Cameroptychinae was named by Reid (2004). It is not extant. Its type is Cameroptychium.

It was assigned to Coeloptychidae by Finks et al. (2004).

Subtaxa
Cameroptychium (type genus), Etheridgia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Cameroptychinae Finks et al. p. 526
2004Cameroptychinae Reid p. 526

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classHexactinellidaSchmidt 1870
orderLychniscosaSchrammen 1903
RankNameAuthor
familyCoeloptychidaeRoemer 1864
subfamilyCameroptychinae
subfamilyCameroptychinae

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Cameroptychinae Reid 2004
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G. †Cameroptychium Leonhard 1897
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†Cameroptychium patella Leonhard 1897
†Cameroptychium planum Schrammen 1912
G. †Etheridgia Tate 1865
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†Etheridgia mirabilis Tate 1865
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Invalid names: Etheridgea korzkievicensis Malecki 1984 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: silicac
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-08 19:09:36
Modified: 2009-05-08 21:09:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Turonian to the top of the Campanian or 93.90000 to 72.10000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Poland Cameroptychium patella (111532)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Germany (Niedersachsen) Cameroptychium planum (110533)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Etheridgia mirabilis (113139)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Greece Etheridgea korzkievicensis (61516)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Poland Etheridgia mirabilis (112490 112491 112492)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Etheridgia mirabilis (113140)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6United Kingdom (Ireland) Etheridgia mirabilis (197336 197341 197342 197343)