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Psilocamara renfroarum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Psilocamaridae

Taxonomy
Psilocamara renfroarum was named by Cooper (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Road cut 5.7 miles north of Jacksboro on TX Hwy 148, which is in a Moscovian carbonate limestone in the Capps Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Psilocamara renfroarum Cooper p. 524 figs. Pl. 61, fig. 20-32, Text-fig. 1B, No. 4-15
1965Psilocamara renfroarum Grant

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
suborderStenoscismatidina
superfamilyStenoscismatoideaOehlert 1887
familyPsilocamaridae
subfamilyPsilocamarinae
genusPsilocamara
speciesrenfroarum

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.

Psilocamara renfroarum Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height74.363.505.104.500.534

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: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Texas) Psilocamara renfroarum (type locality: 130155)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Psilocamara renfroarum (69772 69773)