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Petrocrania ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Petrocrania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Petrocrania Raymond, 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ann. Carnegie Mus., 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 265 - 260 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al. (2000). LIFE HISTORY: Data from Leighton (2005). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Craniida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. E. Raymond. 1911. A preliminary list of the fauna of the Allegheny and Conemaugh series in western Pennsylvania. Report Pennsylvannia Topographical and Geological Survey Committee 7:83-98 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Crania modesta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Crania ourayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Crania prona species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Crania scabiosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Craniella meduanensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petrocrania cicatricula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petrocrania diabloensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
Petrocrania dixonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petrocrania dubia ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Petrocrania exasperata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Petrocrania inflata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petrocrania magna species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Petrocrania meduanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Petrocrania modesta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 37 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
Petrocrania mullochensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 441 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Petrocrania ourayensi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Petrocrania prona ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 468 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Petrocrania scabiosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 85 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Petrocrania septifera ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Petrocrania teretis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 279 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Philhedra mullochensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Craniella Oehlert, 1888 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Craniella |
Punctopatella Grubbs, 1939 | GBIF | genus | Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Punctopatella |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1910 | Petrocrania Raymond |
1929 | Philhedrella Kozlowski |
1961 | Petrocrania Hoare p. 25 |
1963 | Philhedrella Wright |
1977 | Petrocrania Mitchell |
2000 | Petrocrania Williams et al. p. 181 |
2002 | Petrocrania Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Philhedrella Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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