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Kingena limburgica

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kingenidae

Taxonomy
Kingena limburgica was named by Simon (2005). Its type specimen is NHMM GK 933, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Zeven Wegen, Vijlenerbosch (62D-15d), which is in a Maastrichtian carbonate chalk in the Gulpen Formation of the Netherlands.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Kingena limburgica Simon p. 145 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3

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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
specieslimburgica

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.

Kingena limburgica Simon 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height58.004.909.808.601.99

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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Kingena limburgica (170087 type locality: 170088 170092)