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Craniscus japonicus

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania japonica was named by Adams (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Craniscus japonicus by Cooper (1978), Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Crania japonica Adams
1978Craniscus japonicus Cooper p. 4 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-8
1990Craniscus japonicus Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk p. 163 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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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
genusCraniscusDall 1871
speciesjaponicus(Adams 1863)

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.

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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: base of the Badenian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland Craniscus japonicus (233133)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Craniscus japonicus (78043 186831 186832)