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Nematocrania crassa

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Nematocrania crassa was named by Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 211603, a valve (Dorsal valve), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Nematocrania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Nematocrania crassa Grant pp. 32-35 figs. Pl 1, figs 1-28

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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
genusNematocrania
speciescrassa

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.

Nematocrania crassa Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height52.721.803.602.900.814
valve height32.261.403.302.500.954

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: Roadian or 272.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Thailand (Trang) Nematocrania crassa (40869 40871 40872 40894 40896 40897 40899)