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Petrocrania hamiltoniae

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Craniella hamiltoniae was named by Hall (1867).

It was recombined as Petrocrania hamiltoniae by Williams et al. (2000).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Craniella hamiltonae Hall
1867Craniella hamiltoniae Hall
2000Petrocrania hamiltoniae Williams et al. p. 181

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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
specieshamiltoniae(Hall 1867)

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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Invalid names: Craniella hamiltonae Hall 1867 [objective synonym]
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: Hendy 2009, Williams et al. 1996, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Petrocrania hamiltoniae (91232 91250 91267 91268 91275)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Craniella hamiltoniae (8717 8724 8994) Petrocrania hamiltoniae (5619 5620 10119 89653 89660 89954 94433 96209)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Craniella hamiltonae (76564 76565)