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Petrocrania diabloensis

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Petrocrania diabloensis was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 154103, a valve, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USNM728e, Victorio Canyon, Sierra Diablo, which is in a Kungurian shallow subtidal limestone in the Bone Spring Formation of Texas.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Petrocrania diabloensis Cooper and Grant p. 249 figs. Pl 28, figs 29-34; pl 745; figs 29-34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyCranioidea(Menke 1828)
familyCraniidaeMenke 1828
genusPetrocraniaRaymond 1910
speciesdiabloensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Petrocrania diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
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