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Venetocrania euganea

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Venetocrania euganea was named by Bitner and Dieni (2005). Its type specimen is MGPD 28977, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Via Siesa, Castelnuovo of Teolo, which is in a Priabonian marine marl in the Marna Euganea Formation of Italy. It is the type species of Venetocrania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Venetocrania euganea Bitner and Dieni p. 106 figs. 4(L-O)

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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
genusVenetocrania
specieseuganea

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.

†Venetocrania euganea Bitner and Dieni 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:22:18
Modified: 2005-02-03 09:29:53
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 1996

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Venetocrania euganea (type locality: 152502)