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Petrocrania modesta

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Crania modesta White and St. John p. 118
1961Petrocrania modesta Hoare p. 25–26 figs. pl. 1 f. 6-7
1962Petrocrania modesta Mudge et al. p. 75 figs. Pl 11, fig 17

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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
genusPetrocraniaRaymond 1910
speciesmodesta()

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.

†Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867
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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: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 10:28:58
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:28:04
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Williams et al. 1996, Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Serpukhovian to the top of the Noginskian or 330.30000 to 264.90000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Montana) Crania modesta (5633 5638 5642 5645 5653)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Michigan) Crania modesta (276085)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) Crania modesta (195795)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Petrocrania modesta (70135 70258 70271 70297)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Crania modesta (71507)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Crania modesta (79350)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Crania modesta (237800 237830)
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Petrocrania modesta (64273)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Kansas) Crania modesta (785 808 838 849 860 871 875)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Crania modesta (52081)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) Crania modesta (1051 1054 1060 1064 1101)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) Crania modesta (813 821 848 873) Petrocrania modesta (12430 12431 12432 12440 12441)
Noginskian276.8 - 264.9USA (Kansas) Petrocrania modesta (11878 11879 12042)