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| name = † ''Asmussia murchisoniana'' |
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'''''Asmussia murchisoniana''''' was a [[Devonian]] [[crustacean]] of the class [[Branchiopoda]]. Like other [[clam shrimp]]s, ''Asmussia'' had a bivalved shell, which was its only preserved part, about {{convert|3|mm}} long. It was probably a [[filter feeder]] or a [[scavenger]]. |
'''''Asmussia murchisoniana''''' was a [[Devonian]] [[crustacean]] of the class [[Branchiopoda]]. Like other [[clam shrimp]]s, ''Asmussia'' had a bivalved shell, which was its only preserved part, about {{convert|3|mm}} long. It was probably a [[filter feeder]] or a [[scavenger]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*{{cite web |url=http://www.fettes.com/orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm |title=''Asmussia murchisoniana'' |publisher=[[Fettes College]] |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |archivedate=January 9, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109023316/http://www.fettes.com/Orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm}} |
*{{cite web |url=http://www.fettes.com/orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm |title=''Asmussia murchisoniana'' |publisher=[[Fettes College]] |accessdate=March 27, 2011 |archivedate=January 9, 2009 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109023316/http://www.fettes.com/Orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm}} |
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[[Category:Devonian animals]] |
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[[Category:Late Devonian animals]] |
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[[Category:Crustaceans described in 1859]] |
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| † Asmussia murchisoniana Temporal range:
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| Genus: | † Asmussia
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| Species: | A. murchisoniana
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| † Asmussia murchisoniana (Jones, 1859)
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Asmussia murchisoniana was a Devonian crustacean of the class Branchiopoda. Like other clam shrimps, Asmussia had a bivalved shell, which was its only preserved part, about 3 millimetres (0.12 in) long. It was probably a filter feeder or a scavenger.
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[edit]- "Asmussia murchisoniana". Fettes College. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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