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Craniscus hesperius

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Craniscus hesperius was named by Cooper (1955). Its type specimen is USNM No. 124192, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Small hill opposite Glance Canyon mouth, 0.2 miles off US-80, which is in an Albian reef, buildup or bioherm rudstone in Arizona.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Craniscus hesperius Cooper p. 2 figs. Plate 3a, Fig. 1-3

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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
specieshesperius

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.

Craniscus hesperius Cooper 1955
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Diagnosis
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