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Westralicrania zenobiae

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Westralicrania zenobiae was named by Craig (1997). Its type specimen is WAM 94.29, a valve, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nanarup Lime Quarry, which is in a Bartonian open shallow subtidal limestone in the Werillup Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Westralicrania zenobiae Craig pp. 311-315 figs. 1-2
2001Westralicrania zenobiae Craig p. 203 figs. 8 (A-G)

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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
genusWestralicraniaCockbain 1967
specieszenobiaeCraig 1997

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
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