WoRMS name details
Novocrania pourtalesii (Dall, 1871)
235388 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:235388)
unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Species
Neocrania pourtalesii (Dall, 1871) · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Crania pourtalesii Dall, 1871) Dall W.H. (1871). Report on the Brachiopoda obtained by the United States Coast Survey Expedition, in charge of L. F. de Pourtales, with a revision of the Craniidae and Discinidae. <em>Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin.</em> 3(1):1– 45, 2 pl. [details]
Holotype USNM 111022, geounit Florida Keys
Holotype USNM 111022, geounit Florida Keys [details]
Verhoeff, T. (2025). World Brachiopoda Database. Novocrania pourtalesii (Dall, 1871). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=235388 on 2025-10-10
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Crania pourtalesii Dall, 1871) Dall W.H. (1871). Report on the Brachiopoda obtained by the United States Coast Survey Expedition, in charge of L. F. de Pourtales, with a revision of the Craniidae and Discinidae. <em>Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Bulletin.</em> 3(1):1– 45, 2 pl. [details]
basis of record Santagata, S. and J. W. Tunnell Jr. 2009. Brachiopoda of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1137–1141 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
new combination reference Lee, D.E.; Brunton, C.H.C. (2001). Novocrania, new name for the genus Neocrania Lee & Brunton, 1986 (Brachiopoda, Craniids); preoccupied by Neocrania Davis, 1978 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology).</em> 57(1): 5.
note: Moves species from Neocrania (an unavailable genus name) to Novocrania. [details]
basis of record Santagata, S. and J. W. Tunnell Jr. 2009. Brachiopoda of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1137–1141 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
new combination reference Lee, D.E.; Brunton, C.H.C. (2001). Novocrania, new name for the genus Neocrania Lee & Brunton, 1986 (Brachiopoda, Craniids); preoccupied by Neocrania Davis, 1978 (Insecta, Lepidoptera). <em>Bulletin of the British Museum of Natural History (Geology).</em> 57(1): 5.
note: Moves species from Neocrania (an unavailable genus name) to Novocrania. [details]
Taxonomy
source of synonymy
Robinson, J. H. (2017). A review of all Recent species in the genus Novocrania (Craniata, Brachiopoda). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 4329(6): 501-559., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4329.6.1 [details] Available for editors 
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additional source
Cooper, G. A. (1977). Brachiopods from the Caribbean Sea and adjacent waters. <em>Studies in Tropical Oceanography Miami 14. Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science. University of Miami Press.</em> 212 p., 6 fig., 35 pl.
note: Proves description of type material and other specimens, under name Crania pourtalesi (erroneously changing specific epithet from pourtalesii to pourtalesi). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cohen, B. L.; Kaulfuss, A.; Lüter, C. (2014). Craniid brachiopods: aspects of clade structure and distribution reflect continental drift (Brachiopoda: Craniiformea). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 171(1): 133-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12121
note: Assesses molecular data of 'N. pourtalesi’ collected from Jamaica and Belize (Central America). [details]
note: Proves description of type material and other specimens, under name Crania pourtalesi (erroneously changing specific epithet from pourtalesii to pourtalesi). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cohen, B. L.; Kaulfuss, A.; Lüter, C. (2014). Craniid brachiopods: aspects of clade structure and distribution reflect continental drift (Brachiopoda: Craniiformea). <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 171(1): 133-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/zoj.12121
note: Assesses molecular data of 'N. pourtalesi’ collected from Jamaica and Belize (Central America). [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Holotype USNM 111022, geounit Florida Keys [details]
From editor or global species database
Spelling Cooper (1977) changes the specific epithet (without reason) from 'pourtalesii' to 'pourtalesi' (dropping an 'i'). This spelling was used by some later authors but is erroneous. [details]
