Conocrania Smirnova 1996 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae

Full reference: T. N. Smirnova. 1996. Shell ultrastructure of Mesozoic craniid brachiopods from the Ukraine. Brachiopods 261-263

Parent taxon: Craniidae according to T. N. Smirnova 1996

Sister taxa: Acanthocrania, Ancistrocrania, Celidocrania, Crania, Craniscus, Danocrania, Deliella, Isocrania, Lepidocrania, Mesocrania, Nematocrania, Neocrania, Orthisocrania, Petrocrania, Philhedra, Pseudocrania, Venetocrania, Westralicrania, Xenocrania

Subtaxa: Conocrania spinacostata

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Kuchki, Burul'cha River, Crimea (Cretaceous of Ukraine)

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