Kassinasma, a new generic replacement name for Kassinella Keller 1970 (Anthozoa: Streptelasmatida) non Borissiak 1956 (Brachiopoda: Strophomenacea)
Author
Doweld, Alexander B.
text
Zootaxa
2015
4028
4
577
578
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.4028.4.7
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Family
Amplexidae
Chapman, 1893
Genus
Kassinasma
nom. nov
.
pro
Kassinella
Keller, 1960
: 90
,
non
Borissiak, 1956
: 50.
Type
species
, by monotypy:
K. longiseptata
(
Keller, 1960
)
comb. nov.
pro
Kassinella longiseptata
Keller, 1960
(p. 91)
Holotype
: Slide 6022/16e, Collection 28 (figured by
Keller, 1960
: pl.
4
, figs 1-2, text-fig. 1) [Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Palaeontology].
Locus typicus
: Kyzylzhal mountains, Eastern Kazakhstanian region,
Kazakhstan
, Middle Asia.
Stratum typicum
: Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian).
Diagnosis: see
Keller, 1960
: 91.
Etymology: named after Nikolaj Grigor’jevich Kassin [Николай Григорьевич Кассин] [
1885-1949
], eminent Russian (Soviet) geologist.
Stratigraphic distribution: Lower Carboniferous (Tournaisian).
Palaeogeographic distribution: Kazakhstania.