Craniops

Craniops is an extinct genus of brachiopods in the family Craniopsidae with species known from the Ordovocian to the Devonian.

Craniops Temporal range: 488.3–354.0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Brachiopoda
Class:	Craniata
Order:	†Craniopsida
Family:	†Craniopsidae
Genus:	†Craniops Hall, 1859
Species
†Craniops antiquus (Schlotheim, 1822) - Wenlock †Craniops curvata (Bekker, 1921) - Kukruse Stage †Craniops elegans (Bekker, 1921) - Kukruse Stage †Craniops estona (Bekker, 1921) - Kukruse Stage †Craniops implicatus (J. de C. Sowerby, 1839) - Llandovery - Wenlock †Craniops infrasilurica (Huene, 1899) - Kukruse Stage †Craniops obtusa (Bekker, 1921) - Kukruse Stage †Craniops pristina †Craniops subtruncata †Craniops tenuis

C. curvata, C. elegans, C. estona and C. obtusa are from the Kukruse Stage (Ordovician) of Kohtla-Järve, in north-eastern Estonia.^[1]

C. tenuis is a pooleville member of the Bromide Formation from the Middle and Upper Ordovician of Oklahoma.^[2]

See also

• List of brachiopod genera