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Craniscus japonicus

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania japonica was named by Adams (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Craniscus japonicus by Cooper (1978) and Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. edwilsoni, C. radegasti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Crania japonica Adams
1978Craniscus japonicus Cooper p. 4 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-8
1990Craniscus japonicus Popiel-Barczyk and Barczyk p. 163 figs. Pl 1, fig 1

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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
genusCraniscusDall 1871
speciesjaponicus(Adams 1863)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available