Craniidae
Also known as: Craniate Brachiopods
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Brachiopoda |
| Class | Craniata |
| Order | Craniida |
| Family | Craniidae |
| Published in | Menke, K. T. (1828). Synopsis methodica molluscorum generum omnium et specierum earum, quae in Museo Menkeano adservantur; cum synonymia critica et novarum specierum diagnosibus. Pyrmonti, 1828, XII + 91 pp. [late in 1828]. Pyrmonti. https://www.marinespe |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 16 |
| Species records held | 95 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 131 |
| GBIF key | 9297 |
Genera in Craniidae
- Crania — 38 species: Crania abnormis, Crania altivertes, Crania americana, Crania anomala, Crania anticostiana, Crania antiqua, Crania austriaca, Crania blairi
- Acanthocrania — 12 species: Acanthocrania alta, Acanthocrania conferta, Acanthocrania cracentis, Acanthocrania densispina, Acanthocrania elusa, Acanthocrania intermedia, Acanthocrania magna, Acanthocrania minutispinosa
- Novocrania — 11 species: Novocrania altivertex, Novocrania anomala, Novocrania chathamensis, Novocrania huttoni, Novocrania indonesiensis, Novocrania lecointei, Novocrania nysti, Novocrania philippinensis
- Orbicula — 11 species: Orbicula buchii, Orbicula caelata, Orbicula crassa, Orbicula deformata, Orbicula forbesii, Orbicula koninckii, Orbicula maeotis, Orbicula radiata
- Petrocrania — 5 species: Petrocrania diabloensis, Petrocrania dubia, Petrocrania exasperata, Petrocrania septifera, Petrocrania teretis
- Philhedra — 5 species: Philhedra acutilirata, Philhedra mullochensis, Philhedra pauciradiata, Philhedra playfairi, Philhedra stawyensis
- Craniscus — 4 species: Craniscus hesperius, Craniscus izyumensis, Craniscus spinacostatum, Craniscus tripartitus
- Isocrania — 3 species: Isocrania campaniensis, Isocrania phosphatica, Isocrania praecostata
- Lepidocrania — 3 species: Lepidocrania sparsispinosa, Lepidocrania sublamellosa, Lepidocrania tardispinosa
- Nematocrania — 1 species: Nematocrania crassa
- Valdiviathyris — 1 species: Valdiviathyris quenstedti
- Venetocrania — 1 species: Venetocrania euganea
- Ancistrocrania
- Conocrania
- Neoancistrocrania
- Xenocrania
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.