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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4865928	https://www.gbif.org/species/4865928
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28836	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28836

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Psilocamaridae : Psilocamara

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Rhynchonellida	Kuhn 1949
superfamily	Stenoscismatoidea	Oehlert 1887
family	Psilocamaridae	Grant 1965
subfamily	Psilocamarinae	Grant 1965
genus	Psilocamara	Cooper 1956

Scientific Name

Psilocamara Cooper, 1956

Name Published In

J. Paleont. 30

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Psilocamara	genus	belongs to Psilocamarinae	stated with evidence	Grant, 1965
Psilocamara	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

315 - 307 Ma
Carboniferous

Last Recorded Appearance

254 - 252 Ma
Permian

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)

G. A. Cooper. 1956. New Pennsylvanian Brachiopods. Journal of Paleontology 30(3):521-530

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Psilocamara athyriformis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	1	272 Ma Permian	272 Ma Permian
Psilocamara hesperia ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Psilocamara renfroarum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	3	315 Ma Carboniferous	315 Ma Carboniferous
Psilocamara saginatum ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	290 Ma Permian	290 Ma Permian
Psilocamara sella ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	2	304 Ma Carboniferous	260 Ma Permian

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Levicamera Grabau, 1934	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Psilocamaridae : *Levicamera*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1934	Levicamera Grabau
1956	Psilocamara Cooper p. 523
1965	Psilocamara Grant
2002	Psilocamara Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Psilocamara Williams et al. p. 1224

References

Cooper G. A. (1956) New Pennsylvanian Brachiopods, Journal of Paleontology 30 3, 521-530

Grant R. E. (1965) The brachiopod superfamily Stenoscismatacea, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Contributions 148 2, 1-192

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Williams A., Brunton C. H. C., et al (2002) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volume 4, Rhynchonelliformea (part), Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 921-1688

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

J. Paleont. 30 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Museum Victoria KEmu database (Oct 2006) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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!

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