Ancistrocrania Dall 1877 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Parent taxon: Craniidae according to A. Williams et al. 2000

See also Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Acanthocrania, Celidocrania, Conocrania, Crania, Craniscus, Danocrania, Deliella, Isocrania, Lepidocrania, Mesocrania, Nematocrania, Neocrania, Orthisocrania, Petrocrania, Philhedra, Pseudocrania, Venetocrania, Westralicrania, Xenocrania

Subtaxa: Ancistrocrania abnormis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Pliocene of Italy (1 collection), Spain (1)

• Miocene of Poland (5), Romania (1)

• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (6), the Netherlands (2), Sweden (1)

Total: 17 collections including 20 occurrences

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