†Craniscus hesperius Cooper 1955 (lamp shell)
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Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Full reference: G. A. Cooper. 1955. New Cretaceous Brachiopoda from Arizona. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 131(4):1-18
Belongs to Craniscus according to G. A. Cooper 1955
Sister taxa: Craniscus izyumensis, Craniscus japonicus
Type specimen: USNM No. 124192, a shell. Its type locality is Small hill opposite Glance Canyon mouth, 0.2 miles off US-80, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in Arizona.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Small hill opposite Glance Canyon mouth, 0.2 miles off US-80
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