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| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]] |
| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]] |
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| classis = [[Branchiopoda]] |
| classis = [[Branchiopoda]] |
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| infraclassis = [[Diplostraca]] |
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| ordo = [[Clam shrimp|Spinicaudata]] |
| ordo = [[Clam shrimp|Spinicaudata]] |
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| genus = ''[[Asmussia]]'' |
| genus = ''[[Asmussia]]'' |
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| species = '''''A. murchisoniana''''' |
| species = '''''A. murchisoniana''''' |
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| binomial = ''Asmussia murchisoniana'' |
| binomial = ''Asmussia murchisoniana'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Jones, 1859) |
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[[Category:Branchiopoda]] |
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[[Category:Devonian animals]] |
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Revision as of 11:56, 10 November 2010
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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 mm long. It probably was a filter feeder or a scavenger.
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