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Petrocrania modesta

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Taxonomy
Crania modesta was named by White and St. John (1867). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Petrocrania modesta by Hoare (1961) and Mudge et al. (1962).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Crania modesta White and St. John p. 118
1961Petrocrania modesta Hoare p. 25–26 figs. pl. 1 f. 6-7
1962Petrocrania modesta Mudge et al. p. 75 figs. Pl 11, fig 17

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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
speciesmodesta()

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 modesta White and St. John 1867
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available