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Craniida

Craniata - Craniida

Taxonomy
Craniida was named by Waagen (1885). It is extant.

It was assigned to Inarticulata by Sepkoski (2002); and to Craniata by Williams et al. (2000), Craig (2000), Kiessling (2003) and Emig et al. (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Craniida Waagen
2000Craniida Craig p. 113
2000Craniida Williams et al. p. 169
2002Craniida Sepkoski
2003Craniida Kiessling
2013Craniida Emig et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumCraniiformeaPopov et al. 1993
classCraniata
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885
orderCraniidaWaagen 1885

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.

Or. Craniida Waagen 1885
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Superfm. †Cranioidea Menke 1828
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Fm. †Craniidae Menke 1828
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G. †Acanthocrania Williams 1943
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†Acanthocrania alta Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania conferta Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania cracentis Wright 1963
†Acanthocrania densispina Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania elusa Cocks 2014
†Acanthocrania intermedia Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania magna Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania minutispinosa Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania nordtimanica Kalashnikov 1993
†Acanthocrania platys Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania regularis Cooper and Grant 1974
†Acanthocrania spiculata Rowley 1908
†Acanthocrania vasta Cooper and Grant 1974
G. †Ancistrocrania Dall 1877
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†Ancistrocrania abnormis Defrance and Hoeninghaus 1828
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Invalid names: Crania rugosa Seguenza 1866 [synonym]
G. †Celidocrania Zhu and Xue 1985
G. †Conocrania Smirnova 1996
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†Conocrania spinacostata Smirnova 1972
G. Crania Retzius 1781
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Subg. †Crania (Lissocrania) Williams 1943
Crania altivertes Zezina 1990
†Crania anticostiana Twenhofel 1928
†Crania antiqua Defrance 1818
†Crania austriaca Traub 1938
†Crania badensis Michalik and Zagorsek 1986
Crania californica Berry 1921
†Crania calymene Klipstein 1843
†Crania chesterensis Miller and Gurley 1897
†Crania columbiana Walcott 1889
†Crania craniolaris Linnaeus 1758
Crania huttoni Thomson 1916
†Crania kirkbyi Davidson 1858
†Crania laevis Keyes 1894
Crania lamellosa Seguenza 1865
†Crania missouriensis Weller 1909
†Crania permica Kalashnikov 1993
†Crania proavia Goldfuss 1840
†Crania reposita White 1862
Crania roseradiata Jackson 1952
Crania rostrata Hoeninghaus 1828
†Crania starhembergensis Zugmayer 1882
†Crania subrostrata Boettger 1901
Crania suessi Reeve 1862
†Crania trigonalis M'Coy 1844
Crania valdiviae Helmcke 1940
G. †Craniscus Dall 1871
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†Craniscus hesperius Cooper 1955
†Craniscus izyumensis Smirnova 1996
G. †Danocrania Rosenkrantz 1964
G. †Deliella Halamski 2004
G. †Isocrania Jaekel 1902
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†Isocrania campaniensis Ernst 1984
†Isocrania costata Sowerby 1823
†Isocrania phosphatica Simon 1998
†Isocrania praecostata Ernst 1984
G. †Lepidocrania Cooper and Grant 1974
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†Lepidocrania sparsispinosa Cooper and Grant 1974
†Lepidocrania sublamellosa Cooper and Grant 1974
†Lepidocrania tardispinosa Cooper and Grant 1974
G. †Mesocrania Smirnova 1997
G. †Nematocrania Grant 1976
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†Nematocrania crassa Grant 1976
G. Neocrania Lee and Brunton 2001
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Neocrania anomala Muller 1776
Novocrania anomala Muller 1776
†Novocrania bayaniana Davidson 1870
Novocrania kermes Costa and Humphrey 1770
Invalid names: Orbicula d'Archiac 1843 [replaced]
G. †Orthisocrania Rowell 1963
G. †Petrocrania Raymond 1910
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†Petrocrania diabloensis Cooper and Grant 1974
†Petrocrania dodgei Rowley 1908
†Petrocrania dubia Williams 1974
†Petrocrania exasperata Cooper and Grant 1974
†Petrocrania famelica Hall and Whitfield 1872
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Invalid names: Craniella hamiltonae Hall 1867 [objective synonym]
†Petrocrania meduanensis Oehlert 1888
†Petrocrania modesta White and St. John 1867
†Petrocrania ourayensi Kindle 1909
†Petrocrania prona Raymond 1906
†Petrocrania reversa Sardeson 1896
†Petrocrania scabiosa Hall 1866
†Petrocrania septifera Cooper and Grant 1974
†Petrocrania teretis Cooper and Grant 1974
Invalid names: Craniella Oehlert 1911 [replaced], Philhedrella Kozlowski 1929 [synonym]
G. †Philhedra Koken 1889
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†Philhedra acutilirata Talent 1963
†Philhedra laelia Hall 1866
†Philhedra pauciradiata Benedetto 2015
†Philhedra playfairi Reed 1917
†Philhedra pulchelloides Chapman 1913
†Philhedra rowleyi Gurley 1883
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Invalid names: Crania blairi Miller 1892 [synonym]
†Philhedra stawyensis Temple 1965
G. †Pseudocrania M'Coy 1851
G. †Venetocrania Bitner and Dieni 2005
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†Venetocrania euganea Bitner and Dieni 2005
G. †Westralicrania Cockbain 1967
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†Westralicrania allani Cockbain 1967
G. †Xenocrania Chen and Rong 2019
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†Xenocrania haimei Reed 1915
Invalid names: Craniacea Menke 1828 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available