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| name = † ''Asmussia murchisoniana''
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| classis = [[Branchiopoda]]
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| ordo = [[Clam shrimp|Spinicaudata]]
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| genus = ''[[Asmussia]]''
| genus = ''[[Asmussia]]''
| species = '''''A. murchisoniana'''''
| species = '''''A. murchisoniana'''''
| binomial = ''Asmussia murchisoniana''
| binomial = ''Asmussia murchisoniana''
| binomial_authority = (Jones, 1859)
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Asmussia murchisoniana
Temporal range: Devonian
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A. murchisoniana
Binomial name
Asmussia murchisoniana
(Jones, 1859)

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.

References

  • "Asmussia murchisoniana". Fettes College. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved March 27, 2011.