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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 3 mm long. It probably was 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 3 mm long. It probably was a [[filter feeder]] or a [[scavenger]].


==Reference==
[http://www.fettes.com/orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm Asmussia]
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Revision as of 21:09, 3 July 2007

Asmussia
Scientific classification
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Asmussia
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A. murchisoniana
Binomial name
Asmussia murchisoniana

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 mm long. It probably was a filter feeder or a scavenger.

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Asmussia