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Kirkina

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Furcitellidae

Taxonomy
Kirkina is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Kirkina millardensis.

It was assigned to Furcitellinae by Williams et al. (2000); to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Furcitellidae by Congreve et al. (2019).

Species
K. millardensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Kirkina Williams et al. p. 229
2002Kirkina Sepkoski
2019Kirkina Congreve et al. p. 273

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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
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyFurcitellidae(Williams 1965)
genusKirkina

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. †Kirkina
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Kirkina millardensis Salmon 1942
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: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Whiterockian or 470.00000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Utah) K. millardensis (186173)