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Kassinella

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Hesperomenidae

Taxonomy
Kassinella was named by Borissiak (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: O (Cara-u) - O (Ashg-u), Refs: 878, 965]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Hesperomenidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Benedetto (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Kassinella Borissiak
2000Kassinella Williams et al. p. 339
2002Kassinella Sepkoski
2012Kassinella Benedetto p. 439

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyPlectambonitoideaJones 1928
familyHesperomenidaeCooper 1956
genusKassinellaBorissiak 1956

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. †Kassinella Borissiak 1956
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Subg. †Kassinella (Kassinella) Zhan and Cocks 1998
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†Kassinella (Kassinella) shiyangensis Zhan and Cocks 1998
Subg. †Kassinella (Trimurellina) Mitchell 1977
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†Trimurellina superba Mitchell 1977
†Kassinella anisa Percival 1979
†Kassinella globosa Borissiak 1956
†Kassinella kasbalensis Popov and Cocks 2014
†Kassinella tarimensis Zhan et al. 2014
†Kassinella tchingisensis Klenina 1984
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Sandbian to the top of the Tournaisian or 458.40000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Hubei) K. minor (186304) K. sp. (186305)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Kazakhstan K. sp. (80279)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Xinjian) K. tarimensis (185164 185166 185170)
Katian453.0 - 445.2China (Guizhou) K. incerta (186324 186330 186332)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Kazakhstan (Chingiz Terrane) K. tchingisensis (161731)
Eastonian - Onnian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) K. anisa (2661)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Trimurellina superba (89260)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Guizhou) Trimurellina sp. (4750)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Zhejiang) Trimurellina sp., K. anisa (25864)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Jiangxi) K. shiyangensis (186235 186247 186249 186251 186272 186273 186275 186276)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (Guizhou) K. incerta (186312 186318)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom Trimurellina superba (163263 163264)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (ZheJiang) K. sp. (7776)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Trimurellina sp. (8326 8327 8370 8373 192503)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Qinghai) K. sp. (41467)