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Kraussina
Taxonomy
Kraussina was named by Davidson (1859) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Kraussinidae.
It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Kensley (1972); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kraussinidae by Williams et al. (2006).
It was assigned to Brachiopoda by Kensley (1972); to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Kraussinidae by Williams et al. (2006).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1859 | Kraussina Davidson |
| 1972 | Kraussina Kensley p. 185 |
| 2002 | Kraussina Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Kraussina Williams et al. p. 2245 |
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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.
G. Kraussina Davidson 1859
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Kraussina cognata Sowerby 1847
Kraussina crassiocostata Jackson 1952
†Kraussina cuneata Brunton and Hiller 1990
Kraussina gardineri Dall 1910
†Kraussina laevicostata Brunton and Hiller 1990
†Kraussina lata Haughton 1932
Kraussina mercatori Helmcke 1939
†Kraussina rotundata Brunton and Hiller 1990
Kraussina rubra Pallas 1766
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 9 | 12.8 | 9.10 | 21.1 | 12.5 | 4.15 |
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| Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Messinian to the top of the Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Miocene | South Africa | K. rubra (22219) | |
| Messinian | South Africa | K. lata, K. laevicostata (153001) K. lata, K. rotundata, K. laevicostata, K. cuneata (152993) K. rubra, K. rotundata (152994 152998) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa (Cape) | K. sp. (179486) | |
| Pliocene | South Africa | K. rubra (152996 152997) K. sp. (77479) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Pleistocene | South Africa (Western Cape) | K. rubra (118215) |