Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Full reference: G. Münster. 1841. Beiträge zur Geognosie und Petrefacten-Kunde des südöstlichen Tirols vorzüglich der Schichten von St. Cassian. II. Beschreibung und Abbildung der in den Kalkmergelschichten von St. Cassian gefunden Versteinerungen. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 4:25-152
Belongs to Orbicula according to G. C. Laube 1865
See also Münster 1841
Sister taxa: Neocrania anomala, Novocrania anomala, Novocrania bayaniana, Novocrania kermes, Novocrania lecointei, Novocrania turbinata, Orbicula lamellosa, Orbicula laevis, Orbicula reflexa, Orbicula discoidea
Type specimen: Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (Munster coll)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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