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Kusinia falcifera
Taxonomy
Kusinia falcifera was named by Korn et al. (2010). It is not extant. Its type locality is S Oued Temertasset, MOU-Y, which is in a Tournaisian marine claystone/limestone in the Argiles de Teguentour Formation of Algeria. It is the type species of Kusinia.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Kusinia falcifera Korn et al. |
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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.
†Kusinia falcifera Korn et al. 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 4 | 8.18 | 5.90 | 12.4 | 8.10 | 3.22 | |
| shell diameter | 4 | 14.6 | 10.8 | 21.1 | 14.4 | 5.13 | |
| shell inflation | 4 | 0.882 | 0.700 | 1.20 | 0.850 | 0.216 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma
Collections (8 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | Algeria | Kusinia falcifera (135368 135400 135403 135404 135442 135443 135476 type locality: 135477) |