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Taxonomy
Craniacea was named by Menke (1828).
It was corrected as Cranioidea by Williams et al. (2000), Emig et al. (2013), Bitner and Müller (2017), Cocks (2019).
It was assigned to Neotremata by Hoare (1961); to Acrotretida by Brunton and Champion (1974); to Craniidina by Mitchell (1977); to Inarticulata by Temple (1987); and to Craniida by Williams et al. (2000), Craig (2000), Emig et al. (2013), Bitner and Müller (2017), Cocks (2019).
It was corrected as Cranioidea by Williams et al. (2000), Emig et al. (2013), Bitner and Müller (2017), Cocks (2019).
It was assigned to Neotremata by Hoare (1961); to Acrotretida by Brunton and Champion (1974); to Craniidina by Mitchell (1977); to Inarticulata by Temple (1987); and to Craniida by Williams et al. (2000), Craig (2000), Emig et al. (2013), Bitner and Müller (2017), Cocks (2019).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1828 | Craniacea Menke |
| 1961 | Craniacea Hoare p. 25 |
| 1974 | Craniacea Brunton and Champion p. 815 |
| 1977 | Craniacea Mitchell |
| 1987 | Craniacea Temple p. 28 |
| 2000 | Craniacea Craig p. 113 |
| 2000 | Cranioidea Williams et al. p. 170 |
| 2013 | Cranioidea Emig et al. p. 76 |
| 2017 | Cranioidea Bitner and Müller p. 212 |
| 2019 | Cranioidea Cocks p. 36 |
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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.
Superfm. †Craniacea Menke 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available