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Robinson, J. H. (2017). Fossil craniid brachiopods (Craniata) of Australia and New Zealand. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 129(2): 7-30.
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10.1071/rs17005 [view]
Robinson, J. H.
2017
Fossil craniid brachiopods (Craniata) of Australia and New Zealand
Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria
129(2): 7-30
Publication
Three fossil craniid species from Australia are synonymised. Two species are transferred to two different genera, one to Danocrania and one to Novocrania; these species are described, figured and their geographic ranges illustrated. Five fossil craniid species from New Zealand, four of Novocrania and one of Valdiviathyris, are described, figured and their geographic ranges illustrated. The species described range in age from middle Paleocene to Recent. The paleoecology is summarised.
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Ancistrocrania Dall, 1877 † (basis of record)
Ancistrocrania skeatsi Allan, 1940 † accepted as Novocrania skeatsi (Allan, 1940) † (basis of record)
Danocrania Rosenkrantz, 1964 † (taxonomy source)
Danocrania allani (Cockbain, 1966) † (basis of record)
Danocrania tuberculata (Nilsson, 1826) † (basis of record)
Novocrania chathamensis (Allan, 1940) † (redescription)
Novocrania huttoni (Thomson, 1916) (additional source)
Novocrania lecointei (Joubin, 1901) (additional source)
Novocrania skeatsi (Allan, 1940) † (taxonomy source)
Valdiviathyris quenstedti Helmcke, 1940 (taxonomy source)
Westralicrania Cockbain, 1966 † accepted as Danocrania Rosenkrantz, 1964 † (source of synonymy)
Westralicrania zenobiae Craig, 1997 † accepted as Westralicrania allani Cockbain, 1966 † accepted as Danocrania allani (Cockbain, 1966) † (source of synonymy)
Ancistrocrania skeatsi Allan, 1940 † accepted as Novocrania skeatsi (Allan, 1940) † (basis of record)
Danocrania Rosenkrantz, 1964 † (taxonomy source)
Danocrania allani (Cockbain, 1966) † (basis of record)
Danocrania tuberculata (Nilsson, 1826) † (basis of record)
Novocrania chathamensis (Allan, 1940) † (redescription)
Novocrania huttoni (Thomson, 1916) (additional source)
Novocrania lecointei (Joubin, 1901) (additional source)
Novocrania skeatsi (Allan, 1940) † (taxonomy source)
Valdiviathyris quenstedti Helmcke, 1940 (taxonomy source)
Westralicrania Cockbain, 1966 † accepted as Danocrania Rosenkrantz, 1964 † (source of synonymy)
Westralicrania zenobiae Craig, 1997 † accepted as Westralicrania allani Cockbain, 1966 † accepted as Danocrania allani (Cockbain, 1966) † (source of synonymy)
South Australia (state) for Danocrania allani (Cockbain, 1966) †
Stratigraphy
Fossil specimens of this species occur from the late-Paleocene to late-Eocene. [details]
Stratigraphy
Fossil specimens of this species occur in the Oligocene. [details]
Stratigraphy
Fossil specimens of this species occur in the mid-Eocene and Oligocene. [details]
Stratigraphy
Fossil specimens of this species occur in the mid-Eocene and the Oligocene. [details]
Taxonomic remark
This fossil species was originally described as "Crania quadrangularis Tate, 1893", but as this species name was ... [details]
