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Petrocrania scabiosa

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania scabiosa was named by Hall (1866).

It was recombined as Petrocrania scabiosa by Richards (1972).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. megalophthalma, P. zukalovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Crania scabiosa Hall p. 13
1972Petrocrania scabiosa Richards figs. pl. 1 f. 1, 3; pl. 3 f. 4

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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
genusPetrocraniaRaymond 1910
speciesscabiosa(Hall 1866)

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.

†Petrocrania scabiosa Hall 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 1.0 to < 10g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-06-06 10:28:58
Modified: 2009-07-20 09:28:04
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Williams et al. 1996, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Caradoc or 453.80000 to 449.50000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Kentucky) Petrocrania scabiosa (64404)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Ohio) Petrocrania scabiosa (64425)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Crania scabiosa (5368)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Petrocrania scabiosa (48748 48814 48815)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Kentucky) Petrocrania scabiosa (48773 72638 72998 73004 73005 73008 73013)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Crania scabiosa (173076)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Petrocrania scabiosa (5394 72819 72820 72827 72887 72889 72983 73041 73043 73127)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Crania scabiosa (5374)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Kentucky) Petrocrania scabiosa (64403 72660 72670 72702 72771 72775 73028 73073 73083 73084 73106) Petrocrania sp. (375)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Kentucky) Petrocrania scabiosa (73050 73053 73065 73066 73112 73117 73118 73119)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Petrocrania scabiosa (72430 72445 72469 72477 72478 72485 72491 72497 72498 72499 72500 72504 72518 72520 72938 72939 72940 72941 72942 73092)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Petrocrania scabiosa (5326 72560 72576 72807 72882 72912 72920 72926 72927 72929 72930 72932 72963 73125)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Crania scabiosa (173013 173117 173130 173150)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Crania scabiosa (26312 26313)