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Kingena

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kingenidae

Taxonomy
Kingena was named by Davidson (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1,8,538]. It is the type genus of Kingeninae, Kingenidae.

It was reranked as Terebratula (Kingena) by Peron (1895).

It was assigned to Terebratula by Peron (1895); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kingeninae by Williams et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Kingena Davidson
1895Terebratula (Kingena) Peron
2002Kingena Sepkoski
2006Kingena Williams et al. p. 2189

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyKingenoideaElliott 1948
familyKingenidaeElliott 1948
subfamilyKingeninaeElliott 1948
genusKingenaDavidson 1852

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. †Kingena Davidson 1852
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†Kingena concinna Owen 1970
†Kingena heberti d'Orbigny 1847
†Kingena limburgica Simon 2005
†Kingena mesembrina Etheridge 1913
†Kingena mesmebrinus Etheridge 1913
†Kingena pentangulata Woodward 1833
†Kingena simiensis Waring 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height112.9----
shell height107.344.9011.97.302.33

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:29:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:29:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Aptian to the top of the Ypresian or 121.40000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (102 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2United Kingdom (England) K. rhomboidalis (1857)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) K. lima, K. arenosa, K. newtoni (1864)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1Dominican Republic K. sp. (65128)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) K. wacoensis (88629 88630 88631 88633 88635 88636 88637 88680)
Albian113.2 - 100.5New Zealand K. sp. (65659 65663 65665 65666)
Early/Lower Albian - Late/Upper Albian113.2 - 100.5France K. lemaniensis (58861)
Urutawan108.4 - 103.3New Zealand K. sp. (37062 83401 83402 83406 83407 83410)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Italy K. spinulosa (12838)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5France K. lemaniensis (58885)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Angola K. heberti (210888)
Late/Upper Albian - Early/Lower Cenomanian106.3 - 93.9Spain K. spinulosa (3832)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) K. arenosa, K. sp. (81061) K. arenosa, K. spinulosa (81060)
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Bulgaria K. concinna (55346)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Serbia K. concinna (164671)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Antarctica K. sp. (63937)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Australia (Western Australia) K. mesembrina (123005 153501 153502 153504 153505 153506 153507 153508 153509 153510 153511 153513 153521 153523 153524)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica K. mesembrina (63946)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Australia (Western Australia) K. mesembrina (153512)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium K. pentangulata (157762)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland K. sp. (170102)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom (England) K. pentangularia (3895) K. pentangularis (3898 3904 3905) K. pentangulata (3893 3894 3897 3900 3901 3903) K. petangulata (3896)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Belgium K. pentangulata (157761)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2United Kingdom K. pentangulata (157700)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Poland K. sp. (170111)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom K. pentangulata (157701 157716 157717 157718 157720 157725 157726 157728 157729 157734 157735 157736)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland K. sp. (170106 170107 170108 170109 170110)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) K. limburgica (170087 170088 170092)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium K. sp. (170049 170054)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Iran K. shalanurensis (87113)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark K. pentangulata (2965 2966 2967 2968 2969 2971 2975)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark K. pentangulata (2978)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) K. simiensis (193035)
Middle Paleocene61.66 - 59.24USA (California) K. simiensis (192844)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) K. simiensis (90071 239603 239683)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (California) K. simiensis (239699)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) K. simiensis (177611)