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Novocrania
| Description | Novocrania is a genus of brachiopods found off shore. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novocrania, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniata : Craniida : Craniidae : Novocrania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Novocrania Lee & Brunton, 2001 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Lee, D. E.; Brunton, C. H. C. (2001). Novocrania, new name for the genus Neocrania Lee and Brunton,1986 (Brachiopoda, Craniida); preoccupied by Neocrania Davis, 1978 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). Bulletin of the natural History Museum (Geology Series). 57(1), 5. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (55%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Craniida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Craniida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Craniida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. N. Zezina. 2010. Check-list of Holocene brachiopods annotated with geographical ranges of species. Paleontological Journal 44(9):1176-1199 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novocrania |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Neocrania anomala species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Novocrania altivertex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania anomala species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Novocrania bayaniana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
| Novocrania californica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania chathamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania hawaiiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania huttoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania indonesiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania kermes species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Novocrania lecointei species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Novocrania nysti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania philippinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania pourtalesi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania roseoradiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania skeatsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Novocrania turbinata species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 21.7 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Novocrania valdiviae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orbicula affinis ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Orbicula discoidea ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Orbicula lata ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Orbicula reflexa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1798 | Orbicula Cuvier |
| 1843 | Orbicula d'Archiac |
| 1986 | Neocrania Lee and Brunton |
| 2000 | Neocrania Williams et al. p. 180 |
| 2002 | Neocrania 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!
