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Novocrania

Novocrania is a genus of brachiopods found off shore.

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Novocrania
Three specimens of Novocrania anomala on a stone
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Brachiopoda
Class: Craniata
Order: Craniida
Family: Craniidae
Genus: Novocrania
Lee & Brunton, 2001
Species
  • Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776) (type species) = Crania anomala, Neocrania anomala, Crania rostrata, Neocrania rostrata, Novocrania rostrata, Crania turbinata, Neocrania turbinata, Novocrania turbinata
  • Novocrania altivertex (Zezina, 1990) = Crania altivertex
  • Novocrania californica (Berry, 1921) = Crania californica
  • Novocrania chathamensis (Allan, 1940) = Crania chathamensis
  • Novocrania hawaiiensis (Dall, 1920) = Crania hawaiiensis
  • Novocrania huttoni (Thomson, 1916) = Crania huttoni
  • Novocrania indonesiensis (Zezina, 1981) = Crania indonesiensis
  • Novocrania japonica (Adams, 1863) = Crania japonica, C. reevei, N. reevei
  • Novocrania lecointei (Joubin, 1901) = Crania
  • Novocrania nysti (Davidson, 1874) = Crania nysti
  • Novocrania philippinensis (Dall, 1920) = Crania philippinensis
  • Novocrania pourtalesi (Dall, 1871) = Crania pourtalesi
  • Novocrania roseoradiata (Jackson, 1952) = Crania roseoradiata
  • Novocrania valdiviae (Helmcke, 1940) = Crania valdiviae1
Synonyms 2

Neocrania Lee & Brunton, 1986
non Neocrania Davis, 1978, a moth

Novocrania is a genus of brachiopods found off shore.2

Species taxonomy was reviewed by Jeffrey H. Robinson.3

References

References

  1. Lee, D. E.; Brunton, C.H.C. (1986). "Neocrania n. gen., and a revision of Cretaceous-Recent brachiopod genera in the family Craniidae". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology Series. 40 (4): 141–160.
  2. Christian Emig (2011). Emig CC (ed.). "Novocrania anomala (Müller, 1776)". World Brachiopoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
  3. Robinson, Jeffrey H. (2017). "A review of all Recent species in the genus Novocrania (Craniata, Brachiopoda)". Zootaxa. 4329 (6): 501. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4329.6.1.