Craniata - Craniida - Craniidae
Full reference: E. Simon. 1998. Maastrichtian brachiopods from Ciply: palaeoecological and stratigraphical significance. Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Sciences de la Terre 68:181-232
Belongs to Isocrania according to E. Simon 1998
Sister taxa: Isocrania campaniensis, Isocrania costata, Isocrania praecostata
Type specimen: IRScNB-IST 10681, a valve (ventral valve). Its type locality is Sample 18, Van Damme quarry, Ciply, which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in the Ciply-Malogne Phosphatic Chalk Formation of Belgium.
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Belgium (10 collections)
Total: 10 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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