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Camarotoechia prolifica

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Camarotoechiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Camarotoechia prolifica Hall

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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
superfamilyRhynchonelloideaGray 1848
familyCamarotoechiidaeSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
subfamilyCamarotoechiinaeSchuchert 1929
genusCamarotoechiaHall and Clarke 1893
speciesprolificaHall 1867

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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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
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-02 13:58:50
Modified: 2009-06-02 15:58:50
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Givetian or 443.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Camarotoechia prolifica (229257 229258)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Camarotoechia prolifica (9657 9661 9707)