Asmussia murchisoniana explained

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 long. It was probably a filter feeder or a scavenger.

References

• Web site: Asmussia murchisoniana . . March 27, 2011 . January 9, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109023316/http://www.fettes.com/Orkney/Fossils/Asmussia.htm.