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Kassinella ✝
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Strophomenata : Strophomenida : Hesperomenidae : Kassinella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Kassinella Borissiak, 1956 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | in Kiparisova, Markovski & Radchenko (Eds). Materials on paleontology. New families and Genera. Ministr. Geol. Okran Nedr, Moscow: Vses. nauchno-issled. Geol. Inst. (VSEGEI) 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 453 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Strophomenata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Strophomenida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Kassinella (Kassinella) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kassinella (Trimurellina) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kassinella albida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kassinella anisa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kassinella globosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kassinella kasbalensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Kassinella shiyangensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kassinella superba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Kassinella tarimensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
Kassinella tchingisensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1956 | Kassinella Borissiak |
2000 | Kassinella Williams et al. p. 339 |
2002 | Kassinella Sepkoski, Jr. |
2012 | Kassinella Benedetto p. 439 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!