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Isocrania phosphatica

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Isocrania phosphatica was named by Simon (1998). Its type specimen is IRScNB-IST 10681, a valve (ventral valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sample 18, Van Damme quarry, Ciply, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in the Ciply-Malogne Phosphatic Chalk Formation of Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Isocrania phosphatica Simon p. 193 figs. Pl 1, figs 5-7; text-figs 5, 7, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885
superfamilyCranioidea(Menke 1828)
familyCraniidaeMenke 1828
genusIsocraniaJaekel 1902
speciesphosphatica

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.

Isocrania phosphatica Simon 1998
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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: Williams et al. 1996, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Isocrania phosphatica (170056 170059 type locality: 170060 170061 170062 170067 170068 170069 170073)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Isocrania phosphatica (170112)