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Kingena simiensis

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Kingenidae

Taxonomy
Kingena simiensis was named by Waring (1917). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Southwest of Santa Susana, which is in a Danian transition zone/lower shoreface sandstone in the Las Virgenes Formation of California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Kingena simiensis Waring p. 73 figs. Pl. 12, Fig. 11
1944Kingena simiensis Hertlein and Grant IV p. 153 figs. Text figure 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyKingenoideaElliott 1948
familyKingenidaeElliott 1948
subfamilyKingeninaeElliott 1948
genusKingenaDavidson 1852
speciessimiensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Kingena simiensis Waring 1917
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:29:12
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:29:12
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Paleocene to the top of the Ypresian or 61.70000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6USA (California) Kingena simiensis (type locality: 193035)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Kingena simiensis (90071)
Middle Paleocene61.7 - 58.7USA (California) Kingena simiensis (192844)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (California) Kingena simiensis (177611)