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Craniiformea

Taxonomy
Craniiformea was named by Popov et al. (1993). It is extant.

It was assigned to Inarticulata by Zrzavy et al. (1998); and to Brachiopoda by Williams et al. (1996), Carlson (2001), Skovsted (2006), Emig et al. (2013).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Craniiformea Popov et al.
1996Craniiformea Williams et al. p. 1192
1998Craniiformea Zrzavy et al.
2001Craniiformea Carlson p. 1110
2006Craniiformea Skovsted p. 1093
2013Craniiformea Emig et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993

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.

Subph. Craniiformea Popov et al. 1993
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Cl. Craniata Williams et al. 1996
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Or. Craniida Waagen 1885 [craniid brachiopod]
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Superfm. †Cranioidea Menke 1828
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Fm. †Craniidae Menke 1828
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G. †Acanthocrania Williams 1943
G. †Ancistrocrania Dall 1877
G. †Celidocrania Zhu and Xue 1985
G. †Conocrania Smirnova 1996
G. Crania Retzius 1781
G. †Craniscus Dall 1871
G. †Danocrania Rosenkrantz 1964
G. †Deliella Halamski 2004
G. †Isocrania Jaekel 1902
G. †Lepidocrania Cooper and Grant 1974
G. †Mesocrania Smirnova 1997
G. †Nematocrania Grant 1976
G. Neoancistrocrania Laurin 1992
G. Novocrania Lee and Brunton 2001
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Invalid names: Orbicula d'Archiac 1843 [replaced]
G. †Orthisocrania Rowell 1963
G. †Petrocrania Raymond 1910
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Invalid names: Craniella Oehlert 1911 [replaced], Philhedrella Kozlowski 1929 [synonym]
G. †Philhedra Koken 1889
G. †Pseudocrania M'Coy 1851
G. Valdiviathyris Helmcke 1940
G. †Venetocrania Bitner and Dieni 2005
G. †Westralicrania Cockbain 1967
G. †Xenocrania Chen and Rong 2019
Invalid names: Craniacea Menke 1828 [empty]
Or. Craniopsida Gorjansky and Popov 1985
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Superfm. †Craniopsioidea Williams 1963
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Fm. †Craniopsidae Williams 1963
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G. †Craniops Hall 1859
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Invalid names: Pholidops Hall 1859 [synonym]
G. †Discinopsis Hall and Clarke 1892
G. †Lingulapholis Schuchert 1913
G. †Paracraniops Williams 1963
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Invalid names: Sanxiaella [synonym]
G. †Wrightiops Popov and Cocks 2014
Invalid names: Craniopsoidea Williams 1963 [empty]
G. †Melbournopterus Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1953
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Melbournopterus crossotus Caster and Kjellesvig-Waering 1953
Invalid names: Patella ottomana Kittl 1903 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Williams et al. 1996Brachiopods with calcitic, laminar (tabular) inarticulated shells; valves developed discretely without mantle reversal; larvae lecithotrophic without shell; posterior body wall complete, pedicle not developed, ventral valve attached by larval epithelium; muscle system with a single pair of internal obliques and with paired outside lateral muscles attached anteriorly to the body wall; alimentary tract more or less axial with anus; lophophore initially with median tentacle lost during growth, tentacles in double row in posttrocholophous growth stages only; paired ganglia developed; mantle canal systems without interiomedial vascula terminalia, normally pinnate, containing gonads.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-02-28 13:56:03
Modified: 2009-10-11 01:28:22
Source: p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Dyeran to the top of the Holocene or 515.30000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 509.7 Ma

Collections (1118 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Dyeran515.3 - 509.7Greenland Craniopsidae indet. (49464 49473)
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1USA (New York) Petrocrania sp. (332)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiLin) Orthisocrania sp. (21143)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czechia Petrocrania sp. (192830)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0United Kingdom (Wales) Petrocrania sp., Craniidae indet. (69096)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GanSu) Orthisocrania sp. (8568)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation (Leningrag oblast) Pseudocrania antiquissima (235818)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Russian Federation Pseudocrania petropolitana (157085 157104 157105 157106 157107 157108 157109 157110 157111 157112 157113 157114 157115 157117 157118 157119 157120 157121 157122 157123 157124 157127 157128 157130 157131 157132 157133 157134 157135 157136 157139 157141)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (New York) Petrocrania sp. (335)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (New York) Crania prona (56215 172320) Petrocrania prona (171794 172144)
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Vermont) Petrocrania prona (101749)
Whiterockian - Mohawkian471.3 - 451.0USA (Minnesota) Crania sp. (10767)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran Pseudocrania insperata (186095)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) Orthisocrania sp. (185947)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina (San Juan) Philhedra pauciradiata (195044)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Estonia Pseudocrania antiquissima (56202)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Sweden Pseudocrania sp. (188213 188217 188218 188225 188234 188268 188280)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (QingHai) Petrocrania sp. (8683 23596)
Letna - Harnagian463.3 - 457.2Czechia Petrocrania obsoleta (3861)
Uhaku459.7 - 458.0Estonia Orthisocrania planissima (204098)