''Kingena'' is an

extinct Extinction is the termination of a kind of organism or of a group of kinds (taxon), usually a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and ...

genus of primarily Cretaceous-aged brachiopods of the family

Kingenidae Kingenidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Terebratulida Terebratulids are one of only three living orders of articulate brachiopods, the others being the Rhynchonellida and the Thecideida. Craniida and Lingulida include livin ...

whose fossils are found in marine strata of Antarctica, Europe, and New Zealand. Early Paleocene-aged fossils from Denmark represent the youngest species.

Taxonomy

Nearctic members have been excluded from this genus by Owen in 1970 and instead represent a separate genus, '' Waconella''.

Select species

* '' Kingena blackmorei'' Owen, 1970 * '' Kingena concinna'' Owen, 1970 * '' Kingena elegans'' Owen, 1970 * ''

Kingena limburgica ''Kingena'' is an extinct genus of primarily Cretaceous-aged brachiopods of the family Kingenidae whose fossils are found in marine strata of Antarctica, Europe, and New Zealand. Early Paleocene-aged fossils from Denmark represent the youngest s ...

'' Simon, 2005 * '' Kingena mesembrina'' (Etheridge, 1913) * '' Kingena pentangulata'' Woodward, 1833 * '' Kingena simiensis'' Waring, 1917

Sources

Terebratulida Prehistoric brachiopod genera Cretaceous brachiopods Paleogene brachiopods Cretaceous brachiopods of Europe Paleocene animals of Europe Extinct animals of Antarctica Cretaceous genus first appearances Maastrichtian genera Danian genera Paleocene genus extinctions {{brachiopod-stub