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Acanthocrania magna

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Acanthocrania magna was named by Cooper and Grant (1974). Its type specimen is USNM 153908, a valve, and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Acanthocrania magna Cooper and Grant pp. 243-244 figs. Pl 446, figs 1-4

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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
genusAcanthocraniaWilliams 1943
speciesmagna

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.

Acanthocrania magna Cooper and Grant 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height16.20

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 10:30:27
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:32:13
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 1996, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Kungurian or 283.30000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Acanthocrania magna (105931)