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Cranaena lincklaeni

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cranaenidae

Taxonomy
Terebratula lincklaeni was named by Hall (1860). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cryptonella lincklaeni by Hall (1861); it was recombined as Eunella lincklaeni by Hall and Clarke (1894); it was recombined as Cranaena lincklaeni by Kindle (1900).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Terebratula lincklaeni Hall p. 88
1861Cryptonella lincklaeni Hall p. 101
1894Eunella lincklaeni Hall and Clarke p. 290 figs. pi. 80, figs. 28-32
1900Cranaena lincklaeni Kindle pp. 292 - 293 figs. PI. 6, figs. 18, 19

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCryptonelloideaThomson 1926
familyCranaenidaeCloud 1942
subfamilyCranaeninaeThomson 1926
genusCranaenaHall and Clarke 1893
specieslincklaeni(Hall 1860)

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.

Cranaena lincklaeni Hall 1860
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. M. Kindle 1900Shell moderate size, greatest width anterior to midlength, shell slightly ventri-biconvex in lateral profile, greatest height posterior to midlength; subelliptical to subovate in dorsal outline, cardinal margin slightly concave, lateral and anterior margins gently to regularly convex; anterior commissure slightly sinuate to rectimarginate; margins generally thin; pedicle valve slightly more convex, cardinal margin terebratuloid, beak prominent, suberect, beak ridges moderately strong, round to subangular; palintrope moderate to very distinct, deltidial plates slightly concave; foramen moderate size, subovate, permesothyroid to nearly mesothyroid; brachial valve gently convex; surface marked by fine growth lines and numerous punctae.