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Craniops

Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae

Taxonomy
Craniops was named by Hall (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: O Cara-l C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 4,397]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Craniopsidae.

It was assigned to Craniopsidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Craniopsida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Craniops Hall
1859Pholidops Hall p. 489
2000Craniops Williams et al. p. 164
2002Craniops Sepkoski

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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
orderCraniopsidaGorjansky and Popov 1985
superfamilyCraniopsioideaWilliams 1963
familyCraniopsidaeWilliams 1963
genusCraniopsHall 1859

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.

G. †Craniops Hall 1859
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Craniops hamiltoniae Hall 1867
Craniops pristina Popov and Cocks 2014
Craniops subtruncata Hall 1847
Invalid names: Pholidops Hall 1859 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available