Craniops pristina Popov and Cocks 2014 (lamp shell)

Craniata - Craniopsida - Craniopsidae

Full reference: L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks. 2014. Late Ordovician brachiopods from the Chingiz Terrane, Kazakhstan, and their palaeogeography. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 12(6):687-758

Belongs to Craniops according to L. E. Popov and L. R. M. Cocks 2014

Sister taxa: Craniops hamiltoniae, Craniops subtruncata, Pholidops bellula, Pholidops ovatus, Pholidops subtruncata

Type specimen: NMW2001.38G.418 (dorsal internal mould)

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Craniops pristina in the database

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