{"id":4146,"date":"2014-01-03T16:42:12","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T21:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/?page_id=4146"},"modified":"2014-11-07T13:03:38","modified_gmt":"2014-11-07T18:03:38","slug":"craniops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ordovicianatlas.org\/atlas\/brachiopoda\/craniata\/craniopsida\/craniopsidae\/craniops\/","title":{"rendered":"Craniops<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Classification<\/strong>
\nPhylum: Brachiopoda<\/a>
\nClass: Craniata<\/a>
\nOrder: Craniopsida<\/a>
\nFamily: Craniopsidae<\/a>
\nGenus: Craniops<\/em> Hall, 1859
\nCincinnatian Species: Craniops cincinnatiensis<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Geologic Range<\/strong>
\nLate Ordovician – Early Carboniferous <\/p>\n

Common Paleoecology<\/strong>
\nCraniops<\/em> is an extinct genus of stationary epifaunal suspension feeders<\/p>\n

Identification in Hand Sample<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

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  • Shell is biconvex, and the outline is elongated and oval<\/li>\n
  • Umbones posterior to center<\/li>\n
  • Pedicle valve more convex than brachial valve<\/li>\n
  • Both pedical and brachial valves display muscle platforms, but brachial valve has a median depression that is deeper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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    Geographic Occurrences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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