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Tetracamera

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Tetracameridae

Taxonomy
Tetracamera is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Tetracameridae.

It was assigned to Tetracameridae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Tetracamera Sepkoski
2002Tetracamera 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
genusTetracamera

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.

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Tetracamera subtrigona Meek and Worthen 1860
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 Osagean to the top of the Chesterian or 352.00000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (California) T. sp. (226254)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) T. subtrigona (5615)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0Canada (Alberta) T. sp. (62418)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5Canada (Alberta) T. subcuneata, T. arctirostrata (62396)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Kentucky) T. arctirostrata, T. mutata, T. subcuneata, T. grosvenori (2713) T. grosvenori (2711)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (New Mexico) T. subcuneata, T. subtrigona (10182)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Idaho) T. sp. (12830)
Meramecian343.0 - 335.5USA (Virginia) T. sp. (6999)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Arkansas) T. sp. (79819 79820 79821 79825)