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Acanthocrania spiculata

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania spiculata was named by Rowley (1908). It is the type species of Acanthocrania.

It was recombined as Acanthocrania spiculata by Mitchell (1977).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Acanthocrania spiculata Mitchell

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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
genusAcanthocraniaWilliams 1943
speciesspiculata(Rowley 1908)

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.

Acanthocrania spiculata Rowley 1908
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available