Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant. 1974. Permian brachiopods of West Texas, II. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 15:233-793
Belongs to Petrocrania according to G. A. Cooper and R. E. Grant 1974
Sister taxa: Petrocrania diabloensis, Petrocrania dodgei, Petrocrania dubia, Petrocrania famelica, Petrocrania hamiltoniae, Petrocrania meduanensis, Petrocrania modesta, Petrocrania mullochensis, Petrocrania ourayensi, Petrocrania prona, Petrocrania reversa, Petrocrania scabiosa, Petrocrania septifera, Petrocrania teretis, Philhedrella siluriana
Type specimen: USNM 152578a, a valve
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of United States (3: Texas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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