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Camerisma ✝

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Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4866113	https://www.gbif.org/species/4866113
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	28433	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=28433

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : Camerisma

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	Stenoscismatidae	Oehlert 1887
subfamily	Stenoscismatinae	Oehlert 1887
genus	Camerisma	Grant 1965

Scientific Name

Camerisma Grant, 1965

Name Published In

Smithson. Misc. Collns 148 (2)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Camerisma	genus	belongs to Atriboniinae	stated with evidence	Grant, 1965
Camerisma	genus	belongs to Rhynchonellida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Camerisma	genus	belongs to Stenoscismatinae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

359 - 323 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

269 - 265 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)

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
Camerisma alcaldei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Camerisma girtyi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Camerisma kekuensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Camerisma murgabica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	290 Ma Permian	279 Ma Permian
Camerisma paucicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Camerisma prava ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian	359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian
Camerisma rhomboidea ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	269 Ma Permian	269 Ma Permian
Camerisma sagmaria ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous
Camerisma sana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	299 Ma Carboniferous	299 Ma Carboniferous

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Laevicamera Grabau	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Rhynchonellida : Stenoscismatidae : *Laevicamera*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1936	Laevicamera Grabau
1965	Camerisma Grant
2002	Camerisma Sepkoski, Jr.
2002	Camerisma Williams et al. p. 1220

References

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

GBIF/Paleo Database - 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

Smithson. Misc. Collns 148 (2) - 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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