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Crania chesterensis

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania chesterensis was named by Miller and Gurley (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Crania chesterensis Miller and Gurley

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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
genusCraniaRetzius 1781
specieschesterensisMiller and Gurley 1897

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.

Crania chesterensis Miller and Gurley 1897
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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: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-10 13:15:02
Modified: 2009-06-10 15:16:44
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Williams et al. 1996, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy 2009

Age range: Pendleian or 330.90000 to 327.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Indiana) Crania chesterensis (6963)