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Tetracameridae

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetracameridae

Taxonomy
Tetracameridae was named by Licharew (1956) [in Rzonsnitskaja]. It is not extant. Its type is Tetracamera.

It was assigned to Rhynchotetradoidea by Savage and Goodwin (1998), Williams et al. (2002).

Subtaxa
Rotaia, Tetracamera (type genus), Yanishewskiella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Tetracameridae Licharew
1998Tetracameridae Savage and Goodwin p. 438
2002Tetracameridae Williams et al. p. 1249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyRhynchotetradoideaLicharew 1956
familyTetracameridaeLicharew 1956
familyTetracameridaeLicharew 1956

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.

Fm. †Tetracameridae Licharew 1956
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G. †Rotaia
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†Tetracamera subtrigona Meek and Worthen 1860
G. †Yanishewskiella Licharew 1957
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†Yanishewskiella angulata Linnaeus 1758
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kinderhookian to the top of the Visean or 358.86000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kinderhookian358.86 - 351.9USA (Texas) Rotaia sp. (62494 62495)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.86 - 346.7USA (California) Tetracamera sp. (226254)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Tetracamera subtrigona (5615)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Yanishewskiella angulata (11)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7USA (Missouri) Rotaia sp. (65693)
Osagean351.9 - 342.9Canada (Alberta) Tetracamera sp. (62418)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Rotaia subtrigona (46864 46927 46944)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (New Mexico) Tetracamera subcuneata, Tetracamera subtrigona (10182)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Idaho) Tetracamera sp. (12830)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Virginia) Tetracamera sp. (6999)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Kentucky) Tetracamera grosvenori (2711) Tetracamera grosvenori, Tetracamera arctirostrata, Tetracamera mutata, Tetracamera subcuneata (2713)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4Canada (Alberta) Tetracamera subcuneata, Tetracamera arctirostrata (62396)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) Tetracamera sp. (79819 79820 79821 79825)