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Philhedra grayii

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania grayii was named by Davidson (1866).

It was recombined as Philhedra grayii by Temple (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. epigonus, P. morrisi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Crania grayii Davidson
1987Philhedra grayii Temple p. 28

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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
genusPhilhedraKoken 1889
speciesgrayii(Davidson 1866)

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.

†Philhedra grayii Davidson 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 10:31:43
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:31:43
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Cautleyan to the top of the Rhuddanian or 449.20000 to 440.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Philhedra grayii (8291)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) Philhedra grayii (5054)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Philhedra grayii (4961)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Philhedra grayii (3207)