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Kerunia
Discussion
Oriented thin sections, serial sectioning and SEM studies reveal a basically hydrozoan microstructure. The characteristic shape of Kerunia is the net result of a complicated symbiotic relationship between a hydrozoan, a hermit crab, and its original home inherited from a gastropod.
Taxonomy
Kerunia was named by Mayer-Eymar (1899).
It was synonymized subjectively with Hydractinia by Bayer et al. (1956).
It was assigned to Hydrozoa by Abdelmohsen (2003).
It was synonymized subjectively with Hydractinia by Bayer et al. (1956).
It was assigned to Hydrozoa by Abdelmohsen (2003).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1899 | Kerunia Mayer-Eymar |
| 2003 | Kerunia Abdelmohsen |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Late/Upper Eocene or 37.71000 to 33.90000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Eocene | Egypt | K. sp. (40516) | |
| Priabonian | Egypt | K. sp. (49919 49924) |