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Camerelloidea

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida

Taxonomy

Camerelloidea was named by Hall and Clarke (1894).

It was assigned to Pentamerida by Benedetto (2003) and Zhan and Jin (2005); and to Syntrophiidina by Williams et al. (2002), Popov et al. (2005) and Hansen and Holmer (2011).

Subtaxa

Camerellidae, Parallelasmatidae, Parallelelasmatidae, Parastrophinidae

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1894	Camerelloidea Hall and Clarke
2002	Camerelloidea Williams et al. p. 948
2003	Camerelloidea Benedetto
2005	Camerelloidea Popov et al.
2005	Camerelloidea Zhan and Jin
2011	Camerelloidea Hansen and Holmer

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
—	Lophophorata
—	Panbrachiopoda	Carlson and Cohen 2020

Rank	Name	Author
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Pentamerida	Schuchert and Cooper 1931
suborder	Syntrophiidina	Ulrich and Cooper 1936
superfamily	Camerelloidea	Hall and Clarke 1894
superfamily	Camerelloidea	Hall and Clarke 1894

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.

Superfm. †Camerelloidea Hall and Clarke 1894

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Fm. †Camerellidae Hall and Clarke 1894

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Subfm. †Camerellinae Hall and Clarke 1894

G. †Bleshidium

†Bleshidium patellinum Barrande 1879

G. †Brevicamera

G. †Camerella Billings 1859

†Camarella longirostris Billings 1859

†Camerella arkansensis Ulrich and Cooper 1938

†Camerella immatura Cooper 1956

†Camerella mica Nikitina et al. 2006

†Camerella minor Walcott 1890

†Camerella minuta Cooper 1956

†Camerella nuda Cooper 1956

†Camerella peachi Davidson 1883

†Camerella plicata Schuchert and Cooper 1931

†Camerella varians Billings 1859

†Camerella ventricosa Cooper 1956

†Camerella volborthi Billings 1859

G. †Idiostrophia Ulrich and Cooper 1936

†Idiostrophia acuminata Pander 1830

†Idiostrophia costata Ulrich and Cooper 1938

†Idiostrophia digitata von Leuchtenberg 1843

†Idiostrophia perfecta Ulrich and Cooper 1936

†Idiostrophia prima Popov et al. 2005

†Idiostrophia tenuicostata Popov et al. 2005

†Idiostrophia valdari Ross 1972

Invalid names: Trigonotrophia [synonym]

G. †Karakulina

G. †Kokomerena

G. †Liricamera

†Liricamera nevadensis Cooper 1956

G. †Llanoella

G. †Neostrophia

†Neostrophia marinae Nikitina et al. 2006

G. †Perimecocoelia Cooper 1956

†Perimecocoelia semicostata Cooper 1956

G. †Plectocamara Cooper 1956

†Plectocamara costata Cooper 1956

†Plectocamara extenuata Nikitin and Popov 1984

G. †Plectosyntrophia

†Plectosyntrophia unicostata Popov et al. 2002

G. †Psilocamerella

G. †Rhynchocamara Schuchert and Cooper 1931

†Rhynchocamara acuminata Pander 1830

†Rhynchocamara plicata Schuchert and Cooper 1931

G. †Tuloja

G. †Xizangostrophia

†Xizangostrophia sinensis Rong and Liu 1976

G. †Ilistrophina Popov et al. 2002

†Ilistrophina tesikensis Popov et al. 2002

Subfm. †Stenocamarinae Cooper 1956

G. †Boreadocamara

G. †Stenocamara Cooper 1956

†Stenocamara bicostata Cooper 1956

†Stenocamara biohermica Rõõmusoks 1964

†Stenocamara perplexa Cooper 1956

Fm. †Parallelasmatidae Cooper 1956

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G. †Kopalina Nikitina et al. 2006

†Kopalina perplexa Nikitina et al. 2006

Fm. †Parallelelasmatidae Cooper 1956

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G. †Didymelasma

G. †Limstrophina

G. †Metacamarella Reed 1917

†Metacamarella balclatchiensis Davidson 1883

†Metacamarella kopalica Nikitina et al. 2006

Invalid names: Parallelelasma Cooper 1956 [synonym]

G. †Salonia

G. †Schizostrophina

†Schizostrophina margarita Fu 1982

G. †Vaga

Fm. †Parastrophinidae Ulrich and Cooper 1938

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G. †Anastrophia Hall 1867

Subg. †Anastrophia (Grayina)

†Anastrophia deflexa Sowerby 1839

†Anastrophia grossa Amsden 1958

†Anastrophia kurdaica Sapelnikov and Rukavishnikova 1975

†Anastrophia magnifica Kozlowski 1929

†Anastrophia verneuili Hall 1857

Invalid names: Savageina [synonym]

G. †Eoanastrophia

†Eoanastrophia antiquata Nikiforova and Sapelnikov 1973

G. †Eostrophina Zhan and Rong 1995

†Eostrophina uniplicata Liu 1983

G. †Jolkinia Breivel and Breivel 1988

†Jolkinia turjensis Khodalevich 1939

G. †Liostrophia Cooper and Kindle 1936

†Liostrophia glabra Cooper and Kindle 1936

†Liostrophia pravula Popov et al. 2002

G. †Maydenella

†Maydenella asymmetrica Laurie 1991

G. †Parastrophina Schuchert and LeVene 1929

†Parastrophina anceps Reed 1944

†Parastrophina angulosa Törnquist 1867

†Parastrophina balcletchiensis Davidson 1883

†Parastrophina bilobata Cooper 1956

†Parastrophina dura Oraspold 1956

†Parastrophina hemiplicata Hall 1847

†Parastrophina iliana Popov et al. 2002

†Parastrophina lindstroemi Wright 1974

†Parastrophina lindstromi Wright 1974

†Parastrophina minor Roy 1941

†Parastrophina pentagonalis Nikiforova 1989

†Parastrophina plena Sapelnikov and Rukavishnikova 1975

†Parastrophina portentosa Nikitin et al. 1996

†Parastrophina scotica Davidson 1883

Invalid names: Parastrophia Hall and Clarke 1893 [replaced]

G. †Parastrophinella Schuchert and Cooper 1931

†Parastrophinella cirrita Jin and Zhan 2001

†Parastrophinella reversa Billings 1857

†Parastrophinella thraivensis Reed 1917

†Parastrophinella youngi Reed 1917

G. †Protanastrophia Jin and Popov 2008

†Protanastrophia asimmetrica Rozman 1970

†Protanastrophia distorta Nikolaev et al. 1977

†Protanastrophia indistincta Rubel 1970

†Protanastrophia repanda Jin and Popov 2008

†Protanastrophia salairica Severgina 1978

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 14:11:46

Modified:

2004-02-28 16:11:46

Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade

References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Siegen or 477.70000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections (547 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Oldest occurrences
Ordovician	485.4 - 443.8	USA (New York)	Parastrophina sp. (332)
Cassinian	482.3 - 470.0	USA (Tennessee)	Camerella arkansasensis (210751)
Cassinian	482.3 - 470.0	United Kingdom (Scotland)	Camerella sp., Idiostrophia sp. (75589)
Tulean	480.8 - 474.9	USA (Nevada)	Rhynchocamara sublaevis (210748)
Tulean - Blackhillsian	480.8 - 470.0	USA (Nevada)	Rhynchocamara sublaevis, Rhynchocamara breviplicata (77186)
Arenigian	478.6 - 468.1	Russian Federation	Idiostrophia paucicostata, Karakulina nana (37813)
Arenigian	478.6 - 468.1	Argentina	Camerella sp. (115168 115170 115172)
Arenig	478.6 - 466.0	China (GanSu)	Xizangostrophia sp. (8577)
Arenig	478.6 - 466.0	China (Guizhou)	Idiostrophia sp. (4761)
Arenig	478.6 - 466.0	Bolivia	Camerella sp. (8845)
Youngest occurrences
Time interval	Ma	Country or state	PBDB collection number
Lochkovian	419.2 - 410.8	Kazakhstan	Grayina magnifica (24743)
Lochkovian	419.2 - 410.8	Ukraine	Anastrophia magnifica (14152)
Lochkovian	419.2 - 410.8	USA (Tennessee)	Anastrophia sp. (26852)
Lochkovian	419.2 - 410.8	Tajikistan	Anastrophia magnifica (13984)
Helderbergian	419.2 - 393.3	USA (Nevada)	Anastrophia sp. (596)
Gedinnine	416.0 - 412.3	USA (Tennessee)	Anastrophia verneuili (74661)
Siegen	412.3 - 409.1	USA (Nevada)	Anastrophia magnifica (164730) Camerella sp. (164821 164823) Camerella sp., Anastrophia magnifica (164726)
Pragian	410.8 - 407.6	USA (Nevada)	Anastrophia sp., Camerella sp. (595)
Pragian	410.8 - 407.6	Canada (Yukon)	Anastrophia magnifica (25273) Grayina magnifica (24933 39394 43713 43969)
Pragian	410.8 - 407.6	China (Guangxi)	Grayina magnifica (12930)