Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Crustacea Order Spinicaudata Scientific name Asmussia murchisoniana | Phylum Arthropoda Class Branchiopoda Genus † Asmussia Rank Species | |
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.
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