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Kusinia

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Temertassetiidae

Taxonomy
Kusinia was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type is Kusinia falcifera.

It was assigned to Temertassetiidae by Korn et al. (2010).

Species
K. falcifera (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Kusinia Korn et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPericycloidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyTemertassetiidae
genusKusinia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Kusinia Korn et al. 2010
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†Kusinia falcifera Korn et al. 2010
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height48.185.9012.48.103.22
shell diameter414.610.821.114.45.13
shell inflation40.8820.7001.200.8500.216

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:36:55
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:08
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Algeria K. falcifera (135368 135400 135403 135404 135442 135443 135476 135477)