Kassinella Borissiak 1956 (lamp shell)

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae

Parent taxon: Hesperomenidae according to J. L. Benedetto 2012

See also Sepkoski 2002 and Williams et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Anoptambonites, Aulie, Chaganella, Hesperomena, Rongambonites

Subtaxa: Kassinella (Kassinella) Kassinella (Trimurellina) Kassinella anisa Kassinella globosa Kassinella kasbalensis Kassinella tarimensis Kassinella tchingisensis

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Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Carboniferous of China (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Australia (1), China (21), Kazakhstan (2), the United Kingdom (8)

Total: 33 collections including 34 occurrences

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