BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Craniiformea
| Source Data |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | subphylum (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Craniiformea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 27 (17%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Zrzavy, S. Mihulka, and P. Kepka, A. Bezdek, D. Tietz. 1998. Phylogeny of the Metazoa based on morphological and 18S ribosomal DNA evidence. Cladistics 14:249-285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craniata class | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,327 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Craniiformea Popov et al. |
| 1996 | Craniiformea Williams et al. p. 1192 |
| 1998 | Craniiformea Zrzavy et al. |
| 2001 | Craniiformea Carlson p. 1110 |
| 2006 | Craniiformea Skovsted p. 1093 |
| 2013 | Craniiformea Emig et al. p. 76 |
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!
