Biology:Asmussia murchisoniana

Short description: Species of small freshwater animal

† Asmussia murchisoniana Temporal range: Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Branchiopoda
Order:	Spinicaudata
Genus:	† Asmussia
Species:	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. https://web.archive.org/web/20090109023316/http://www.fettes.com/Orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm. Retrieved March 27, 2011. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4807458 entry