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Paracraniops

Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae

Taxonomy
Paracraniops was named by Williams (1963).

It was assigned to Craniopsidae by Mitchell (1977), Temple (1987), Williams et al. (2000), Popov et al. (2000); and to Lingulida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. ellipticus, P. pararius, P. patillis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. macella

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Paracraniops Williams
1977Paracraniops Mitchell
1987Paracraniops Temple p. 26
2000Paracraniops Popov et al.
2000Paracraniops Williams et al. p. 166
2002Paracraniops Sepkoski

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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
orderCraniopsidaGorjansky and Popov 1985
superfamilyCraniopsioideaWilliams 1963
familyCraniopsidaeWilliams 1963
genusParacraniopsWilliams 1963

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.

G. †Paracraniops Williams 1963
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†Paracraniops ellipticus Goriansky 1972
†Paracraniops pararius Williams 1962
†Paracraniops patillis Rong 1979
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult width: 1.0 to < 10g
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000).g
Created: 2009-06-06 10:25:23
Modified: 2009-06-06 12:27:10
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009, Williams et al. 1996

Age range: base of the Soudleyan to the top of the Aeronian or 458.20000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (96 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) P. glaber (3362) P. sp. (3301 192387)
Soudleyan458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3302 3303)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3648 3649 3651 3652 3653 3654)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3368 3372)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Hubei) P. sp. (186304)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Kazakhstan P. sp. (80264 116277)
Caradoc - Ashgill458.2 - 443.1Russian Federation (Taimyr) P. sp. (37637)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Walers) P. sp. (3304)
Longvillian457.2 - 455.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. macella (43640)
Woolstonian457.2 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3305)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (JiangSu) P. sp. (7935)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3650 3655 3656 3658)
Oandu452.8 - 451.8Estonia (Lääne-Viru) P. sp. (197531 197532 197533 197552)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Iran P. sp. (234916 234920)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Craniops pararia (164950)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Portugal P. sp. (20956)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) P. pararia (89260)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Russian Federation (Taimyr) P. sp. (37638)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom P. pararia (163263)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (185100 185101 185112)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (8291)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3667)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden (Dalarne) P. sp. (73455)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Sweden P. sp. (2768)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1China (Hubei) P. patillis (75448) P. sp. (25816)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (8383 8384 8385 8387 8392 8403 8404 8405)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (80657)
Kosovian445.2 - 443.1Czech Republic P. sp. (3882)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3469 3472 5047 5048 5049 5051 5053 5054 5056 5058 5061 5062 5065 5067 5070 5071 5079 5080 5081 5083 5093 5096)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (ZheJiang) P. sp. (151945) P. sp., P. sp. (151946)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Jiangxi) P. sp. (151943) P. sp., P. sp. (151944)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (4934 4939 4940 4955 4961 5000 5012 5045)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Nova Scotia) P. sp. (3040 3063 3064)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Wales) P. sp. (3207)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway P. sp. (13845 14279)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway (Oslo) P. sp. (504)