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Camerella ventricosa

Rhynchonellata - Pentamerida - Camerellidae

Taxonomy
Camerella ventricosa was named by Cooper (1956) [= Camarella varians Raymond, (not Billings), Ann. Carnegie Mus., vol. 7, p. 250, pi. 36, figs. 19-23 (not 24-28), 33-36 (doubtful), 1911. The Crown Point specimens id'ed as C. varians.]. Its type specimen is USMN 111170a, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Camerella ventricosa Cooper

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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
orderPentameridaSchuchert and Cooper 1931
suborderSyntrophiidinaUlrich and Cooper 1936
superfamilyCamerelloideaHall and Clarke 1894
familyCamerellidaeHall and Clarke 1894
subfamilyCamerellinaeHall and Clarke 1894
genusCamerellaBillings 1859
speciesventricosa

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.

Camerella ventricosa Cooper 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-04 11:53:39
Modified: 2009-06-04 13:53:39
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Chazy or 466.00000 to 457.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazy466.0 - 457.5USA (New York) Camerella varians (56184 172184 172226 172228 172230 172232 172294 172296 172311 172312 172321 172346 172347 172348 172349)