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Camenella baltica

Tommotiida - Tommotiidae

Taxonomy
Tommotia baltica was named by Bengtson (1970). Its type specimen is Pr 1612 (sclerite) and is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Venenäs, which is in a Tommotian carbonate sandstone/dolomite in the Venenäs Formation of Sweden.

It was recombined as Camenella baltica by Bengtson (1986).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Tommotia baltica Bengtson
1986Camenella baltica Bengtson p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
orderTommotiida()
orderMitrosagophora
familyTommotiidae
genusCamenella
speciesbaltica()

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.

Camenella baltica Bengtson 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticc
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 20:24:31
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:24:31
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Tommotian to the top of the Atdabanian or 530.00000 to 516.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Placentian541.0 - 516.0USA (Massachusetts) Camenella baltica (56836)
Tommotian530.0 - 520.0United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Tommotia baltica (10253)
Tommotian530.0 - 520.0Sweden (Öland) Tommotia baltica (96368)
Tommotian530.0 - 520.0Sweden (Kalmar) Tommotia baltica (type locality: 96369)
Tommotian - Atdabanian530.0 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Camenella baltica (6897)
Atdabanian520.0 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Camenella baltica (9351 9385 9386 9390 232701)
Atdabanian - Botomian520.0 - 513.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Camenella baltica (9391)