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Psilocamaridae β
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Psilocamaridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Psilocamaridae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Rhynchonellida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. E. Grant. 1965. The brachiopod superfamily Stenoscismatacea. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Contributions 148(2):1-192 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Cyrolexinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 96 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Psilocamarinae β subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 77 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Bicamella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 290 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Callaiapsida β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Camarophorina β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 303 Ma Carboniferous | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Camarophorinella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 269 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Curuckamara β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Cyrolexis β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 54 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Goleomixa β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 279 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Hybostenoscisma β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 272 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Neopsilocamara β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 260 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Psilocamara β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Septacamarella β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 299 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Ussuricamara β genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 265 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1965 | Psilocamaridae Grant pp. 29-31 |
| 2002 | Psilocamaridae Williams et al. p. 1224 |
| 2004 | Psilocamaridae Waterhouse |
| 2019 | Psilocamaridae Pakhnevich p. 271 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
